AY 202a --- Galaxies and Dynamics Harvard Department of Astronomy (Catalog #8237), Fall Term 2009/10 Professor John Huchra Observatory P-309 495-7375 huchra@cfa.harvard.edu TA Joey Munoz Observatory P-203 495-9501 jamunoz@cfa.harvard.edu John's Assistant Lisa Catella Observatory P-323 495-7390 lcatella@cfa.harvard.edu The class meets Monday+Wednesday 10:15-11:45 A.M. In the Observatory Classroom (in A building). First meeting Wednesday, September 2th. The goal of this course is to provide students with an overview of extragalactic astronomy and the astrophysics that describes the workings of galaxies. We will study the basics of extragalactic astronomy, the properties of galaxies and galactic nuclei, stellar and gas dynamics, clusters of galaxies, the large scale distribution of galaxies and galaxy clusters and their use as cosmological tools. Further details of mathematical cosmology and observations will be provided in AY202b in the following spring term. We will use Peter Schneider's Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology as the primary textbook (ISBN-10 3-540-33174-3, Springer), and will also cover some material from two other very useful texts, Binney & Tremaine's Galactic Dynamics (ISBN, Princeton) and Binney & Merrifield's Galactic Astronomy (ISBN, Princeton).

Both of these are well worth having on your astronomical bookshelf and can be obtained at several booksellers including the COOP. (see links on JPH's homepage for alternatives).

The course will be graded in part on problem sets (50%), class participation (10%) and the take home final exam (40%). We will experiment with reading a 'paper of the week,' either a classic in extragalactic astronomy or a recent ArXiv preprint relevant to the topics under discussion at the time.

Binney & Merrifield, Galactic Astronomy T able 2.8 Selection of on-line astronomical researc h resources Resource Description Uni ed Resource Lo cator (URL) Data. Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen, P. Galactic Astronomy - PDF Drive in the allotted time for the introduction or extension sritchie G1_D7_SG_bk.indb intro to astronomy core You can Read Galactic Astronomy By James Binney, Michael Merrifield or Read Online Galactic Astronomy By James Binney, Michael Merrifield, Book Galactic Astronomy By James Binney, Michael Merrifield in PDF.

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Below are the course syllabus and draft lecture schedule followed by a set of useful links and an (moderately complete) list of references and texts relevant to the material.

• • Title • Galactic astronomy /​ James Binney and Michael Merrifield. Author • Binney, James, 1950-, (author.) Other Authors • Merrifield, Michael, 1964- Published • Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, c1998. Copyright • c1998. Content Types • text Carrier Types • volume Physical Description • xiii, 796 pages: illustrations; 24 cm. Series • • Subjects • • • Contents • Galaxies: an overview • Astronomical measurements • The properties of stars • Morphology of galaxies • Evolution of stars and stellar populations • Star clusters • The cosmic distance scale • The interstellar media of galaxies • The Milky Way's ISM • Components of the Milky Way • Stellar Kinematics in external galaxies • APPENDICES: A: Gravitational deflection of light • B: Important astronomical catalogs • C: Richardson-Lucy deconvolution • D: Useful numbers. • Notes • Includes bibliographical references (pages 745-776) and index. Language • English ISBN • 650 Dewey Number • 523.1 Libraries Australia ID • Contributed by Get this edition.