Radiation astronomy/Courses/Principles/Syllabus/Fall
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For those wishing to take a formally structured undergraduate university semester-length course, this is the Fall offering for principles of radiation astronomy.
General course details may be found at the Syllabus.
Student participation
For the period 8/17 to 9/16/2014, a minimum of 20 unregistered students is viewing or reading each resource in the fall presentation of the course. A maximum number of 1126 hit the radiation astronomy keynote lecture of 9/8/2014. This assumes each student hit the resource only once during the period.
Radiation astronomy, which has no direct comparison on Wikipedia, had 2,123 for the period. This is comparable to a special astronomy on Wikipedia, see below.
As a cross-wiki comparison,
- X-ray astronomy on Wikipedia had 3,315 hits versus 172-193,
- Astronomy had 362-368 versus Astronomy on Wikipedia had 51,445-54,120,
- Ultraviolet astronomy had 1,256-1,288 on Wikipedia versus 181-198 on Wikiversity,
- Gamma-ray astronomy 1,967-1,857 on Wikipedia versus 285-292,
- Astrophysics 27,988-26,607 on Wikipedia versus 164-165, and
- Planetary science 4,377-4,237 on Wikipedia versus 168-174.
Projects:
- 2015 29. 39138 Radiation astronomy, includes all subpages
- 2015 49. 27083 Astronomy, "
Course participation:
- 2014 144. 9999 Mathematical astronomy
- 2015 218. 7830 Astronomy/Mathematics
- 2014 231. 7043 Principles of Radiation Astronomy
- 2014 234. 7025 Radiation detectors
- 2014 275. 6254 Gamma-ray astronomy
- 2014 353. 5215 Radiation astronomy
- 2014 401. 4623 Astronomy
- 2015 403. 4431 Principles of Radiation Astronomy
- 2015 434. 4118 Astronomy
- 2015 506. 3863 Meteorites
- 2015 518. 3515 Mathematical astronomy
- 2014 567. 3505 Cosmic-ray astronomy
- 2015 583. 3135 Radiation astronomy
- 2014 595. 3406 Blue astronomy
- 2014 604. 3367 Neutrino astronomy
- 2014 612. 3349 Galaxies
- 2014 667. 3146 Regional astronomy
- 2014 680. 3092 X-ray astronomy
- 2014 694. 3050 Proton astronomy
- 2014 699. 3029 Ultraviolet astronomy
- 2014 715. 2978 Optical astronomy
- 2014 726. 2931 Neutron astronomy
- 2015 736. 2301 Radiation astronomy/Detectors
- 2014 738. 2882 Violet astronomy
- 2015 738. 2279 Intergalactic medium
- 2015 739. 2272 Radiation detectors
- 2015 753. 2180 Radiation astronomy/Courses/Principles/Syllabus/Spring
- 2014 769. 2801 Source astronomy
- 2015 794. 1991 Proton astronomy
- 2014 810. 2695 Positron astronomy
- 2014 873. 2549 Crater astronomy
- 2015 878. 1635 Planetary science
- 2014 883. 2631 Visual astronomy
- 2014 895. 2511 Interstellar medium
- 2014 897. 2511 Theoretical astronomy
- 2014 921. 2436 Interplanetary medium
- 2014 943. 2379 Lofting technology
- 2015 947. 1385 Astrophysics
- 2014 951. 2369 Radiation telescopes
- 2015 965. 1336 Stellar science
- 2014 968. 2323 Astrophysics
- 2015 971. 1314 Radiation astronomy/Courses/Principles/Syllabus/Fall
- 2014 983. 2305 Intergalactic medium
- 2014 984. 2304 Principles of Radiation Astronomy/Syllabus
- 2015 985. 1264 Planets/Quiz
- 2015 987. 1262 Saturn
- 2014 994. 2280 Radiation geography
August 15, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Astronomy.
August 16, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Cosmogony laboratory, report is due on August 23, 2016.
- Quiz: Astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Astronomical observatories.
August 17, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Planetary science.
August 18, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First blue source in Boötes, report due on August 25, 2016.
- Problem set: Energy phantoms, solutions including work steps due on August 25, 2016.
- Quiz: Planetary science/Quiz.
August 19, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Mathematical astronomy.
August 22, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Theoretical astronomy.
August 23, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Cratering, report is due on August 30, 2016.
- Quiz: Mathematical astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Theoretical astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Cosmogony.
August 24, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Source astronomy.
August 25, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First cyan source in Caelum, report due on September 1, 2016.
- Problem set: Furlongs per fortnight, solutions including work steps due on September 1, 2016.
- Quiz: Cosmogony/Quiz.
- Quiz: Source astronomy/Quiz.
August 26, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Radiation.
August 29, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Radiation astronomy.
August 30, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Analytical astronomy, report is due on September 6, 2016.
- Quiz: Radiation/Quiz.
- Quiz: Radiation astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Crater astronomy.
August 31, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Radiation detectors.
September 1, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First gamma-ray source in Triangulum Australe, report due on September 8, 2016.
- Problem set: Radiation mathematics/Problem set, solutions including work due on September 8, 2016.
- Quiz: Crater astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Radiation detectors/Quiz.
September 2, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Radiation telescopes.
September 5, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Radiation satellites.
September 6, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Electric orbits, report is due on September 13, 2016.
- Quiz: Radiation telescopes/Quiz.
- Quiz: Radiation satellites/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: First astronomical source.
September 7, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Theoretical radiation astronomy.
September 8, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First green source in Tucana, report due on September 15, 2016.
- Problem set: Radiation astronomy/Problem set, solutions including work steps due on September 15, 2016.
September 9, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Astrophysics.
September 12, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Meteor astronomy.
September 13, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Electron beam heating, report is due on September 20, 2016.
- Quiz: Astrophysics/Quiz.
- Quiz: Meteor astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: First astronomical X-ray source.
September 14, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Cosmic-ray astronomy.
September 15, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First infrared source in Crux, report due on September 22, 2016.
- Problem set: Vectors and coordinates, solutions including work steps due on September 22, 2016.
- Quiz: Cosmic-ray astronomy/Quiz.
September 16, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Neutron astronomy.
September 19, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Proton astronomy.
September 20, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Galaxies, report is due on September 27, 2016.
- Quiz: Neutron astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Proton astronomy/Quiz.
- Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy/Hourly 1 for lectures 1-16. Questions may include quiz section lectures, lessons, problem sets, and laboratories up to today but not today's laboratory or quiz section lecture.
- Quiz section lecture: Galaxies.
September 21, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Neutrino astronomy.
September 22, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First neutron source in Volans, report due on September 29, 2016.
- Problem set: Unknown coordinate systems, solutions including work steps due on September 29, 2016.
- Quiz: Galaxies/Quiz.
- Quiz: Neutrino astronomy/Quiz.
September 23, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Muon astronomy.
September 26, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Beta-particle astronomy.
September 27, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Intergalactic medium, report is due on October 4, 2016.
- Quiz: Muon astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Beta-particle astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Intergalactic medium.
September 28, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Positron astronomy.
September 29, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First orange source in Cancer, report due on October 6, 2016.
- Problem set: Unusual units, solutions including work steps due on October 6, 2016.
- Quiz: Intergalactic medium/Quiz.
- Quiz: Positron astronomy/Quiz.
September 30, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Electron astronomy.
October 3, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Gamma-ray astronomy.
October 4, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Locating the Sun, report is due on October 11, 2016.
- Quiz: Electron astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Gamma-ray astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Interplanetary medium.
October 5, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: X-ray astronomy.
October 6, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First positron source in Phoenix, report due on October 13, 2016.
- Problem set: Telescopes and cameras, solutions including work steps due on October 13, 2016.
- Quiz: Interplanetary medium/Quiz.
- Quiz: X-ray astronomy/Quiz.
October 7, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Optical astronomy.
October 10, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Ultraviolet astronomy.
October 11, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Meteorites, report is due on October 18, 2016.
- Quiz: Optical astronomy/Quiz.
- Midterm examination: Principles of radiation astronomy/Midterm quiz.
This quiz is for lectures up through and including optical astronomy (1-24), the prior weeks laboratories, quiz section lectures from the course beginning through and including interplanetary medium, lessons and problem sets through and including those due previously to today.
- Quiz: Ultraviolet astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Interstellar medium.
October 12, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Visual astronomy.
October 13, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First radio source in Pisces, report due on October 20, 2016.
- Problem set: Angular momentum and energy, solutions including work steps due on October 20, 2016.
- Quiz: Interstellar medium/Quiz.
- Quiz: Visual astronomy/Quiz.
October 14, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Violet astronomy.
October 17, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Blue astronomy.
October 18, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Neutrinos from the Sun, report is due on October 25, 2016.
- Quiz: Violet astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Blue astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Meteorites.
October 19, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Cyan astronomy.
October 20, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First red source in Canis Major, report due on October 27, 2016.
- Problem set: Cosmic circuits, solutions including work steps due on October 27, 2016.
- Quiz: Meteorites/Quiz.
- Quiz: Cyan astronomy/Quiz.
October 21, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Green astronomy.
October 24, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Yellow astronomy.
October 25, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Spectrum of Vega, report is due on November 1, 2016.
- Quiz: Green astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Yellow astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Standard candles.
October 26, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Orange astronomy.
October 27, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First submillimeter source in Carina, report due on November 3, 2016.
- Problem set: Column densities, solutions including work steps due on November 3, 2016.
- Quiz: Standard candles/Quiz.
- Quiz: Orange astronomy/Quiz.
- Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy/Hourly 2 for lectures 17-32. Questions may include quiz section lectures, laboratories, lessons and problem sets up to but not including today.
October 28, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Red astronomy.
October 31, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Infrared astronomy.
November 1, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Standard candles, report is due on November 8, 2016.
- Quiz: Red astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Infrared astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Background astronomy.
November 2, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Submillimeter astronomy.
November 3, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First superluminal source in Indus, report due on November 10, 2016.
- Problem set: Spectrographs, solutions including work steps due on November 10, 2016.
- Quiz: Background astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Submillimeter astronomy/Quiz.
November 4, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Microwave astronomy.
November 7, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Radar astronomy.
November 8, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Vertical precession, report is due on November 15, 2016.
- Quiz: Microwave astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Radar astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Stellar science.
November 9, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Radio astronomy.
November 10, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First ultraviolet source in Sagittarius, report due on November 17, 2016.
- Problem set: Planck's equation, solutions including work steps due on November 17, 2016.
- Quiz: Stellar science/Quiz.
- Quiz: Radio astronomy/Quiz.
November 11, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Superluminal astronomy.
November 14, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Radiation chemistry.
November 15, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: X-ray classification of a star, report is due on November 22, 2016.
- Quiz: Superluminal astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Radiation chemistry/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Stellar surface fusion.
November 16, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Radiation geography.
November 17, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First violet source in Leo, report due on November 24, 2016.
- Problem set: Synchrotron radiation/Problem set, solutions including work steps due on November 24, 2016.
- Quiz: Stellar surface fusion/Quiz.
- Quiz: Radiation geography/Quiz.
November 18, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Radiation history.
November 21, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Radiation entities.
November 22, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: X-ray trigonometric parallax, report is due on November 29, 2016.
- Quiz: Radiation history/Quiz.
- Quiz: Radiation entities/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: X-ray trigonometric parallax.
November 23, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Radiation mathematics.
November 24, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First X-ray source in Andromeda, report due on December 1, 2016.
- Problem set: Radiation dosage, solutions including work steps due on December 1, 2016.
- Quiz: Radiation mathematics/Quiz.
November 25, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Solar binary.
November 28, 2016, Monday
- Lecture: Star fission.
November 29, 2016, Tuesday
- Laboratory: Magnetic field reversal, report is due on December 6, 2016.
- Quiz: Solar binary/Quiz.
- Quiz: Star fission/Quiz.
- Quiz section lecture: Rocky-object astronomy.
November 30, 2016, Wednesday
- Lecture: Star-forming region.
December 1, 2016, Thursday
- Lesson: First yellow source in Aquila, report due on December 8, 2016.
- Problem set: Star jumping, solutions including work steps due on December 8, 2016.
- Quiz: Rocky-object astronomy/Quiz.
- Quiz: Star-forming region/Quiz.
December 2, 2016, Friday
- Lecture: Stellar active region.
December 6, 2016, Tuesday
- Quiz: Stellar active region/Quiz.
- Hourly: Principles of radiation astronomy/Hourly 3 for lectures 33-48, including quiz section lectures, lessons (except the last one), problem sets (except the last one), and laboratories not included in the first two hourlies.
December 16, 2016, Friday
- Final examination: Principles of radiation astronomy/Final quiz covers everything in the course.
Alternate examinations that may be used by your college or university for credit (and a grade) in this course will be available from Wikiversity by courier for closed, proctored session testing of proficiency.
Research
Hypothesis:
- By subpaging as many of the resources in this course as possible under radiation astronomy the overall popularity of the course, or resource set, can be compared with other resource sets here at Wikiversity.
Control groups

The findings demonstrate a statistically systematic change from the status quo or the control group.
“In the design of experiments, treatments [or special properties or characteristics] are applied to [or observed in] experimental units in the treatment group(s).[1] In comparative experiments, members of the complementary group, the control group, receive either no treatment or a standard treatment.[2]"[3]
Proof of concept
Def. a “short and/or incomplete realization of a certain method or idea to demonstrate its feasibility"[4] is called a proof of concept.
Def. evidence that demonstrates that a concept is possible is called proof of concept.
The proof-of-concept structure consists of
- background,
- procedures,
- findings, and
- interpretation.[5]
See also
- General astronomy
- Introduction to astronomy
References
- ↑ Klaus Hinkelmann, Oscar Kempthorne (2008). Design and Analysis of Experiments, Volume I: Introduction to Experimental Design (2nd ed.). Wiley. ISBN 978-0-471-72756-9. http://books.google.com/?id=T3wWj2kVYZgC&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ R. A. Bailey (2008). Design of comparative experiments. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-68357-9. http://www.cambridge.org/uk/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9780521683579.
- ↑ "Treatment and control groups, In: Wikipedia". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. May 18, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
- ↑ "proof of concept, In: Wiktionary". San Francisco, California: Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. November 10, 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-13.
- ↑ Ginger Lehrman and Ian B Hogue, Sarah Palmer, Cheryl Jennings, Celsa A Spina, Ann Wiegand, Alan L Landay, Robert W Coombs, Douglas D Richman, John W Mellors, John M Coffin, Ronald J Bosch, David M Margolis (August 13, 2005). "Depletion of latent HIV-1 infection in vivo: a proof-of-concept study". Lancet 366 (9485): 549-55. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(05)67098-5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1894952/. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
External links
- African Journals Online
- Bing Advanced search
- Google Books
- Google scholar Advanced Scholar Search
- International Astronomical Union
- JSTOR
- Lycos search
- NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database - NED
- NASA's National Space Science Data Center
- Office of Scientific & Technical Information
- PubChem Public Chemical Database
- Questia - The Online Library of Books and Journals
- SAGE journals online
- The SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System
- Scirus for scientific information only advanced search
- SDSS Quick Look tool: SkyServer
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- SIMBAD Web interface, Harvard alternate
- Spacecraft Query at NASA.
- SpringerLink
- Taylor & Francis Online
- Universal coordinate converter
- Wiley Online Library Advanced Search
- Yahoo Advanced Web Search
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