Topics in Modern Astronomy

Spring 2006

Helen Johnston (convenor)

The tentative schedule is shown below. The fourth column provides links to the lecture notes, where available. Short biographies of the speakers are available here.

Date Speaker Title Lecture notes Other

Sep 14 Joss Hawthorn What is Dark Matter? powerpoint (7.7 Mb) The Millennium Simulation animations are available at http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/galform/millennium/

Sep 21 Quentin Parker Wide field astronomy (no lecture available)

Sep 28 Phil Dooley Einstein, relativity and E=mc² powerpoint (2.5 Mb) The UNSW pages on relativity are available at http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/

Oct 5 Helen Johnston Eyes on the Universe pdf (8.5 Mb)

12th Oct - no lecture

Oct 19 Enno Middelberg The Technology and Science of Radio Astronomy powerpoint (7.4 Mb)

Oct 26 Elaine Sadler Lives of the Galaxies powerpoint (21 Mb)

Nov 2 Ilana Klamer Supermassive black holes and their host galaxies powerpoint (25 Mb)

Nov 9 Bryan Gaensler The brightest explosion in the universe

Nov 16 Laszlo Kiss Pulsations in red giant and supergiant stars PDF (12 Mb)

Nov 23 Peter Tuthill From dust to dust: The shrouds of stellar birth and death powerpoint (28 Mb)

Date	Speaker	Title	Lecture notes	Other
Sep 14	Joss Hawthorn	What is Dark Matter?	powerpoint (7.7 Mb)	The Millennium Simulation animations are available at http://www.mpa-garching.mpg.de/galform/millennium/
Sep 21	Quentin Parker	Wide field astronomy	(no lecture available)
Sep 28	Phil Dooley	Einstein, relativity and E=mc²	powerpoint (2.5 Mb)	The UNSW pages on relativity are available at http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/
Oct 5	Helen Johnston	Eyes on the Universe	pdf (8.5 Mb)
12th Oct - no lecture
Oct 19	Enno Middelberg	The Technology and Science of Radio Astronomy	powerpoint (7.4 Mb)
Oct 26	Elaine Sadler	Lives of the Galaxies	powerpoint (21 Mb)
Nov 2	Ilana Klamer	Supermassive black holes and their host galaxies	powerpoint (25 Mb)
Nov 9	Bryan Gaensler	The brightest explosion in the universe
Nov 16	Laszlo Kiss	Pulsations in red giant and supergiant stars	PDF (12 Mb)
Nov 23	Peter Tuthill	From dust to dust: The shrouds of stellar birth and death	powerpoint (28 Mb)

[4 December 2006] I am trying to extract the last few talks from people, but it's slow work... please bear with me.

Last updated 11 December 2006

Please let me know of any problems with these pages: helenj@physics.usyd.edu.au