Lecture Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Observational facts |
| Sept. 1 |
Astronomical observations |
Sec. 2.1 |
| Sept. 3 |
Stars |
Sec. 2.2 |
| Sept. 8 |
Galaxies |
Sec. 2.3 |
| Sept. 10 |
Statistical properties of the galaxy population & Galaxy clusters and groups |
Sec. 2.4-2.5 |
| Sept. 15 |
High-redshift galaxies & the Large-scale structure |
Sec. 2.6-2.7 |
Star formation and chemical evolution in galaxies |
| Sept. 17 |
Giant molecular clouds |
Sec. 9.1-9.2 |
| Sept. 22 |
SFE and the formation of individual stars |
Sec. 9.3-9.4 |
| Sept. 24 |
Empirical star formation laws & the IMF |
Sec. 9.5-9.6 |
| Sept. 29 |
Pop III stars & Stellar evolution |
Sec. 9.7-10.2 |
| Oct. 1 |
Stellar population synthesis |
Sec. 10.3 |
| Oct. 6 |
Chemical evolution of galaxies & stellar feedback |
Sec. 10.4-10.5 |
Spiral galaxies |
| Oct. 8 |
Mass components, angular momentum, and the formation of spiral galaxies |
Sec. 11.1-11.2.4 |
| Oct. 13 |
No class - Fall break! |
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| Oct. 15 |
Origin of disk scaling relations, Exponential disks, & Disk instabilities |
Sec. 11.3-11.5.1 |
| Oct. 20 |
Local and global disk instabilities |
Sec. 11.5.2-11.5.3 |
| Oct. 22 |
Formation of spiral arms & Stellar population properties |
Sec. 11.6-11.7 |
Galaxy interactions and transformations |
| Oct. 27 |
Chemical evolution, High speed encounters, tidal stripping, and dynamical friction |
Sec. 11.8.2, 12.1-12.3 |
| Oct. 29 |
Galaxy merging & harrassment |
Sec. 12.4-12.5.1 |
Elliptical galaxies |
| Nov. 3 |
Transformation of cluster galaxies, and the structure and dynamics of elliptical galaxies |
Sec. 12.5.2-13.1 |
| Nov. 5 |
The formation of elliptical galaxies, the Fundamental Plane, Stellar population, & Dwarfs |
Sec. 13.2, 13.4-13.6 |
AGN |
| Nov. 10 |
The AGN population & BH basics |
Sec. 14.1-14.2.1 |
| Nov. 12 |
The SMBH paradigm |
Sec. 14.2.2-14.2.7 |
| Nov. 17 |
AGN formation, evolution, and connection to galaxy formation |
Sec. 14.3-14.4 |
Statistical properties of the galaxy population |
| Nov. 19 |
Galaxy luminosities and stellar masses |
Sec. 15.1-15.2 |
| Nov. 24 |
No class |
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| Nov. 26 |
No class - Thanksgiving! |
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| Dec. 1 |
Linking halo mass to luminosity and SFH |
Sec. 15.3-15.4 |
| Dec. 3 |
Environmental dependence, spatial clustering, and galaxy bias |
Sec. 15.5-15.7 |
| Dec. 8 |
In-class presentations |
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| Dec. 10 |
In-class presentations |
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