Dr. Daunt's Astronomy 161 Web Guide Dept. Physics & Astronomy  University of Tennessee

(Last revised: Sept.. 24, 2007}

Astr 161 Lectures

Astr 162 Lectures

Astronomy Resources

Quiz Preparation	Astro Pict of Day	Tutorial Quizzes
Study Guides	Syllabus	Our Class Newsgroup
Chapter Notes	Daily Syllabus	SeatingAssignments
Lecture Overheads	Extra Credit	OJTA

Student Resources

TEXTBOOKS: Astronomy Today (Sixth Edition),  by Eric Chaisson and Steve McMillan and  Online Journey  Astronomy: The Solar System by Michael Guidry, Margaret Riedinger and Frank Edward Barnes (Student Companion) (A text-only version is available online at UT Library Reserves) and A Laboratory Textbook for Introductory Astronomy (5th Edition) by Kermit E. Duckett

   

Subject Matter:  Introduction to Astronomy and Study of the Solar System
Chapter  1	Charting the Heavens		Chapter  9	Venus
Chapter  2	The Copernican Revolution		Chapter 10	Mars
Chapter  3	Radiation		Chapter 11	Jupiter
Chapter  4	Spectroscopy		Chapter 12	Saturn
Chapter  5	Telescopes		Chapter 13	Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
Chapter  6	The Solar System		Chapter 14	Solar System Debris
Chapter  7	Earth		Chapter 15	The Formation of Planetary Systems
Chapter  8	The Moon and Mercury		Chapter 28	Life in the Universe

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Some Web Links of Interest
for Astronomy Students

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If you are not familiar with the use of the World Wide Web, here is a comprehensive introduction to the use of the Web in education.

• Astronomy Picture of the Day: http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
• AP of Day (Archives): http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/archivepix.html
• Earth and Sky: http://www.earthsky.com/
• Violence in the Cosmos: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/guidry/violence/violence-root.html
• The Nine Planets: http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/
• Planetary Pictures: http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/picturelist.html
• SEDS Website: http://www.seds.lpl.arizona.edu/
• Views of the Solar System: http://planetscapes.com/
• Abrams Skywatcher's Diary: http://www.pa.msu.edu/abrams/diary.html
• Sky Events: http://SkyandTelescope.com/observing/ataglance/
• Sky & Telescope Magazine: http://www.skypub.com/
• Space Calendar: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/calendar/
• Astronomy Lecture Notes: http://www.astronomynotes.com/
• Network Resources: http://www.hq.eso.org/online-resources-paper/rrn.html
• Dewey Decimal: http://vrl.tpl.toronto.on.ca/expanding_universe/
• AstroWeb: http://fits.cv.nrao.edu/www/astronomy.html
• The Astronomy Cafe: http://www.theastronomycafe.net/
• Astr 101-103 (Cornell): http://instruct1.cit.cornell.edu/courses/astro101/astro101.htm
• Astronomy Homework Help: http://members.aol.com/gca7sky/astrohelp.htm
• Weather: http://www.weather.com/
• Geology: http://college.hmco.com/geology/resources/geologylink/index.html
• Physics: http://www.fearofphysics.com/
  



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Some Newsgroups of Interest

for Astronomy Students

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If you are not familiar with how to use newsgroups, here is an introduction. An FAQ is a list of Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers) for a newsgroup.

• UT Astr 161 Newsgroup: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/newsgroups/astr161/index.html
• UT Astr 162 Newsgroup: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/newsgroups/astr162/index.html
• General Astronomy: news:sci.astro
• Amateur Astronomy: news:sci.astro.amateur
• Professional Astronomers (Moderated): news:sci.astro.research
• Hubble Space Telescope: news:sci.astro.hubble
• FAQ for sci.astro: http://sciastro.astronomy.net/
• FAQ for sci.space: http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/space/top.html

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Dr. Steve Daunt (short bio)      email: sdaunt[at]utk.edu   http://www.phys.utk.edu/daunt/

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