Ay 102 / 126: Interstellar Medium

Homeworks and solutions | Announcements | Collaboration and other policies | Contact Information | Classes and office hours | Text books

Most material has been deleted from here. If you need any of the files, please email varun at astro dot caltech dot edu.

Finals:

The Ay102/126 Final is here ! Good luck !. Please return the completed exam to Judith Mack in 105 Robinson before 5 pm on Wednesday March 19.
Dont forget to fill out the online course evaluations !
For undergraduates the exam is open book and open notes. Graduate students should not make use of any textbooks or notes handed out in class. They may use their own notes from class.

Homeworks:

There will be 5 homeworks in this course. Ay 102 students will have fewer problems in each set than Ay 126 students. You will have 7-10 days for each homework - they must be turned in on the due dates marked on the set. Ay 102 students will have to turn in homeworks on Wednesdays, and Ay 126 students have to turn in homeworks on Tuesdays.

Homework 5: Handed out 05 Mar, due 11/12 Mar.| Solutions
Homework 4: Handed out 25 Feb, due 04/05 Mar.| Solutions
Homework 3: Handed out 06 Feb, due 19/20 Feb.| Solutions
Homework 2: Handed out 24 Jan, due 31 Jan. | Solutions
Homework 1: Handed out 15 Jan, due 22/23 Jan. | Solutions

Perl codes referred to in solutions: Calculating ionizing fraction
Calculating temperature of the Stromgen sphere


Announcements

Class syllabus: PDF [60KB]

Scott's lecture on 11 Mar: PPT [5.0M]| PDF [3.3M]
Scott's lecture on 22 Feb: PPT [700K]| PDF [1.5M]
Scott's lecture on 1 Feb: PPT [14M] | PDF [69K]
Scott's lecture on 25 Jan: PPT [2.9M] | PDF [79K]
Scott's lecture on 18 Jan: PPT [2.6M] | PDF [106K]

Typos in Dopita: http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcx9txzg_125n3hzjvgt


Collaboration and other policies

Grades: 50% final + 50% homework
Ay 126 EXAM: closed book & closed notes
Ay 102 EXAM: closed book but you may have your own notes open

Homework: HONOR CODE applies. DO NOT MAKE USE OF PROBLEM SETS FROM PREVIOUS YEARS.
Ay 102: You may work together on understanding homework but should write up your solutions independently.
Ay 126: Work independently on homework as much as possible. General discussion with others is OK but solutions should be reached and written up independently.

Contact Information:

  • Prof: Anneila Sargent
    • Office: 110 Robinson
    • : afs at astro
  • Scott Schnee
    • Office: 24 Robinson
    • : schnee at astro
    • Extension: 2587
    • Web: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~schnee
  • TA: Laura Perez
    • Office: 16 Robinson
    • : lperez at astro
    • Extension: 6857
  • TA: Varun Bhalerao
    • Office: 16 Robinson
    • : varun at astro
    • Extension: 6857
    • Web: http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~varun

  • Class:

    • Tuesday 9:00 am - 10:30 am, Room 106
    • Friday  1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Room 023

    Office Hours

    • Place: 16 Robinson
    • Time: Ay 102: Monday 3-4 pm
    • Time: Ay 126: Monday 5-6 pm

    Text books

    Ay 102 / 126: Interstellar Medium | Winter 2007-2008 | Department of Astronomy, California Institute of Technology