Lectures in this course will be topic-oriented and will not
closely follow the structure of the presentations in either the Lab
Manual or Edmund's Mag 5 Star Atlas. Notes for the lecture
presentations will be posted here the Friday before each lecture.
Most will be in HTML format for easiest retrieval over the Web, but
you may need an Adobe PostScript or
Acrobat reader for some material.
I will assume that you have read over and are familiar with the
notes BEFORE the corresponding lecture. The in-class presentation
will then be mainly a review of the material in the notes,
rather than a complete description from first principles. I will be
happy to elaborate on any topics that aren't clear from the notes, but
you should come prepared with questions.
To help you think about the main points in each lecture, there is a set
of review questions for each one.
Access these by clicking on the appropriate links below. You will
need a login and password to read them. Your login name will be
your UVa/ITC-assigned email/login ID. In order to obtain a password
for the semester, you must visit the following site:
Your login and password will also allow you to see your grades for
work in the course at the site grades.html.
You can print out a hardcopy of the notes to bring to class and mark up during
lecture.
Web links to other useful information or pertinent illustrations are
included on the guides and on the ASTR 130 Web
Links page. You are encouraged to use these to make the subject
matter more interesting or clear...but you are not required to know
any of this additional material unless it was discussed in class.
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