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Last updated/uploaded Date: March 2018 (for III year Maths - Subject: Machine Shop Technology )
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II year Physics students - Click here (for Astrophysics)
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Assignment - Take print out of all materials from all units and make it in order with respect to syllabus order; and submit/Show to me. After my sign you can keep it back with you. (Including the syllabus in front and if possible index).
April 2018: Check unit-4 binary stars notes is added.
Take/extract the notes from Dark matter and Spiral density from the below link and add in to the print.
Dark Matter:
http://ircamera.as.arizona.edu/Astr2016/lectures/darkmatter.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_rotation_curve
Spiral Density Wave:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density_wave_theory
http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/Academics/Astr222/Galaxies/Spiral/spiral.html
March 2018
CIA- II PORTIONS FOR THE TEST
Unit- II ( 1/2 unit)
Angular resolution- Magnification- Detectors and Instruments- CCD camera- Working principle- Radio Telescopes – Interferometry techniques.
UNIT V
Galaxies and Cosmology: Observable Universe, Classification of Galaxies Based on Hubble Sequence, Properties of each Galaxies, Our Milky way Galaxy, Star formation in galaxies,Explanations of spiral structure, Dark matter in galaxies, Red-Shifts and Blue-Shifts - Hubble’s Law in Relation to the Expanding Universe.
UNIT IV
Classification of Stars: Life-cycle of the Stars, The Black Body Model of a Star, Spectral Classification of Stars, Stellar Colours, Colour index, Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram.
Binary Star intro of light curve.
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* Study material you can follow the google drive link and uploaded notes ( std. text book notes and others) along with you can also explore further (if any).
But uploaded/uploading materials are sufficient.
(check this below links for more info.)
Dark Matter:
http://ircamera.as.arizona.edu/Astr2016/lectures/darkmatter.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_rotation_curve
Spiral Density Wave:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Density_wave_theory
http://burro.astr.cwru.edu/Academics/Astr222/Galaxies/Spiral/spiral.html
Dark matter extra read
http://w.astro.berkeley.edu/~mwhite/darkmatter/rotcurve.html
https://northtexasdrifter.blogspot.in/2015/02/dark-matter.html
Assignment - Take print out of all materials from all units and Submit/Show and get signed as early.
DEC -2018
CIA - I - PORTIONS FOR THE TEST
Unit I
Astronomical Techniques: Celestial Sphere, Coordinate systems(Basics), Diurnal motion of the sun and stars - sidereal day – sidereal time, Zones and seasons of Earth –equinoxes and solstices- Variations in the durations of day and night during the year- Time (GMT, JD)
UNIT III
Photometric Concepts and Magnitudes: Stellar distances, Trigonometric parallax, Intensity, Flux Density and Luminosity, Apparent Magnitudes, Magnitude Systems, Absolute Magnitudes, Extinction and Optical Thickness.
Unit II
Observations and Instruments : Observing Through the Atmosphere – Different wavelength regions- Optical Telescopes(Refracted and Reflected) -Mounting systems(alt-azimuth-equatorial)
Study Material to follow:
1. Uploaded Google drive material + Class notes+
In addition if u wish to explore as book, then
Books: 1. Astronomy by Prof.S. Kumaravelu, Prof. Susheela Kumaravelu. ------ from Chapter II
2. Fundamental Astronomy, 5 th Edition, Karttunen, Springer, 2006
3. Astronomy: A physical perspective, Marc. L Kutner, Cambridge University Press, 2003
Further References: https://dept.astro.lsa.umich.edu/resources/ugactivities/Labs/coords/
https://dept.astro.lsa.umich.edu/resources/ugactivities/Labs/seasons/SeasonsIntrotroppics.html
http://www.physicalgeography.net/fundamentals/6h.html
III year (Physics) students - Click here (for Machine Shop Technology)
CIA -II portions for the test
Unit 5 - Milling, Grinding and Broaching Machines
Assignment : On Grinding Machine and submit as early.
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