[PHYS 3655-3656 Astrophysics]

[Virginia Tech Department of Physics]

PHYS 3656: Introduction to Astrophysics II -- Galaxies, Cosmology, Planets

J. H. Simonetti
Spring Semester 2008
MWF 11:15am - 12:05pm, 122 Robeson Hall

jsimonetti@vt.edu
Syllabus
Office hours; required text; a detailed discussion of homework, exams, grades, etc.
Astrophysics in a Nutshell
The webpage for the course textbook. Contains errata, updates for the text, etc.
Check Your Scores!
A web form where you can enter your student ID number and see your Exam and HW scores.

Exams (all are non-cumulative)

Tentatively scheduled for:
  1. Monday, February 18, in class.
  2. Monday, March 31, in class.
  3. Final Exam slot: Monday, May 5, 2:05pm-4:05pm, 122 Robeson.

Astronomy Minor

Virginia Tech offers an Astronomy Minor open to students of all majors. The Minor is designed for students who want to supplement their major, students who want to enter astronomy professionally, or students who simply have a keen interest in the subject. This course is one of the required courses for the Minor.

Links of Interest

VT Astronomy and Astrophysics
The webpage containing links to all VT Astronomy and Astrophysics courses, plus links to many external sources of information on astronomy and astrophysics.
Labs for a Lambda-Dominated Universe
Detailed exercises to illuminate frontier cosmology. Also see Jatila van der Veen webpage (see link on the Labs page), which contains other useful information.
To Virginia Tech Physics.