Catalog Number: 4842
Alyssa A. Goodman
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 willbe 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.
The syllabus for this course, including a course outline, is available in html or PDF format.
Click here for the list of journal articles to be discussed in class.
There is no single source book for this course,
but a good list of possible reference books can be found here.
Here are some lists of: Good
Reference Readings, and Journal
articles for the course.
Schedule
of Lectures, Journal Article Discussions and Guest Lectures
Problem
sets and solutions are on-line here.
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here to see a list of all people currently attending AY208
(You can also send email from that link).
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the images
from 2nd day of class can be found here
Questions or Comments? Click here. This page last updated on 10/4/00, by AAG.
