Catalog Number: 4842
Alyssa A. Goodman
half course (fall term)
XIII,XIV
Tu., Th., 11-12:30.
The Interstellar Medium [ISM] of our own and other galaxies, as well as
the Intergalactic Medium will be discussed, with the greatest emphasis on
the Milky Way's ISM. Various physically distinct regions will be investigated,
including cold neutral gas, hot ionized gas, photon-dominated regions, high-velocity
clouds, and galactic nuclei. Star-forming clouds, and supernova remnants
will be addressed in detail, as will the interaction of stellar winds with
the ISM. The goal of the course will be an understanding of how to measure,
understand, and predict the conditions (i.e., temperature, density, chemical
composition, ionization state, magnetic field, velocity distribution) of
the gas and dust in interstellar material, and to understand the role of
the interstellar material in galaxies and the universe. Note: To be omitted
in 1997-98.
The Syllabus
for this course is available as a PDF
file.
The FINAL EXAM for the course is available as either a PDF file or a Postcript File.
A very good summary of the course can be found in the hypertext Reading List for Astronomy 208, which contains links to on-line abstracts, and sometimes the full text, of relevant materials.
Schedule
of Lectures, Journal Article Discussions and Guest Lectures (includes LINKS to scanned class notes)
Class Notes, Indexed by Date and Page Number
Problem Sets and Solutions
(See 1998 site)
Students
who Attended AY208 in 1996-97
Some
of the IMAGES USED in Lectures, Indexed by Title
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