Figure 1: The Sun, the best studied star for us, due to its proximity.
Figure 2: The multi-wavelength image of the Crab Nebula (M1) in Taurus Constellation, the remnant of the 1054 supernove explosion. For more details click on Wiki.
Figure 3: Abell cluster of galaxies. The arcs of light are caused by 'Gravitational Lensing', and are very effective tools to study the nature of very debated issue, ie. Dark matter and energy.
Introductory Astronomy Course (2 Credits)
Materials/References
Schaums's Outline: Theory and Problems of Astronomy pdf
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Homework Set 1: Help Wiki Improve
Schaums's Outline: Theory and Problems of Astronomy pdf
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As I told you in the class, the astronomy entries of Farsi pages on Wikipedia are poorly developed. It is very
appreciable to help it improve, by translating the source pages into Persian. The reason is that I'm sure many students and normal people try Wiki to
learn anything, but many do not know English.
This would be a part of your final grade. Since the pages are long I have decided that each page be done by two. So, choose a friend too.
1- Please choose an entry from the topics below, and email me (at moravveji [at] iasbs . ac . ir) your names (2 students for each entry). I will book that
for you.
2- Deadline: Wednesday, 1 Ordibehesht 1389 = April 21, 2010. Note: The deadline is merciless.
3- Email me a Microsoft Word 2003 (*.doc) file of the source entry, and your translation. Put your names on top of the file.
4- We will try to upload the new pages on the Wiki site, so go to Wikipedia, and create your account.
Astro-entries on Wikipedia:
✓ = Handed in on-time; ☠ = delayed, but accepted.
- Planets: [M. Kalaei - P. Mohammadi] ✓
- Solar System: [A. Ebrahimi, and A. Derakhshan] ✓
- Sun: [M. Heydari, and M. Fadavi] ✓
- Exoplanets: [Mirzaee, M. A., and M. Rasooli] ✓
- Stars: [S. Khosravaan, and S. Latif] ✓
- Telescope: [M. Kamaryan, and A. Pourmoghadam] ✓
- Orion Nebula [N. Rikayi, and N. Ershadi] ✓
- Interstellar Medium [R. Aghaiari] ✓
- Milky Way Galaxy: [Z. Mohammadi, and S. Mehri] ✓
- Galaxies: [S. Zahedi, and E. Moorej] ✓
- Universe: [Z. Khalaji, and S. Taheri] ✓
Do not forget to contact me on any question you have; I reply at the moment I see your message. Try to learn from what you read and translate. Maybe, I evaluate it.
Happy Nowrooz, and Good Luck!
Homework Set 2: Raise your head, and observe the heavens
Exercise page[Not complete yet.]
Introductory Astronomy Course (3 Credits)
Materials/References
Power Point Presentations: Please follow this link
Schaums's Outline: Theory and Problems of Astronomy pdf
An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics djvu
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Student Seminars
Power Point Presentations: Please follow this link
Schaums's Outline: Theory and Problems of Astronomy pdf
An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics djvu
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Below, you find the list of recent Nature papers you can select. Please, note the following:
1- If you wish to present alone, then select from 'individual' part, otherwise from 'group' part.
2- Please email me soon, so that each paper would be assigned only to one individual/group.
3- In the email, please write your partner name, and suggest a day for your presentation.
4- Prepare well, since your friends and I will ask you questions.
In my opinion, it would be a nice group work, so Good Luck!
Individual presentations:
- Assortment in the Galaxy [28 Azar: Arjmand]
Group presentations:
- An upper limit to the masses of stars [12 Dey: Afroogh+Rikaei]
- Large convection cells as the source of the Betelgeuse's extended atmosphere [28 Azar: Heydari+Nazeriyeh]
- Light and shadows from distant worlds [12 Dey: Hekmat+Fadaei]
- Pulsational pair instability as an explanation for the most luminous supernovae [12 Dey: Moradi+Sedighi]