Astronomy 192 syllabus

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January Schedule

Date     Number    Subject                                                   Tentative
                                                                              Lecturer

31 Jan   1    I.   Introduction: Outline of Course and Goals                        IS
                      1. Brief Chronology of Telescopes (historical order)
                         i. Optical
                        ii. Infrared
                       iii. Particle
                        iv. Radio
                         v. X-ray
                        vi. Gamma-ray
                       vii. Gravitational Wave
                      2. Outline of Course
                         i. Physics Background: Light and Matter
                        ii. Statistics Background: Data Accumulation and
                            Estimation Methods
                       iii. Propagation Medium: Atmosphere, Ionosphere,
                            Interplanet, Interstar, Intergalaxy
                        iv. Design, Fabrication, Test, Calibration, and
                            Use of: Radio-Submillimeter, Optical-Infrared,
                            Ultraviolet, X-ray, Gamma-ray, Gravitational
                            Wave, and Particle Telescopes.