This
note explains the following topics: Origins of Everything: The Universe, the
first elements, galaxies, and the Cosmic Web, Stars, elements, and stellar
graveyards, Formation of planetary systems: Our solar system, structure,
planets, and debris, Life on Earth, Life in the solar system, Exoplanets and the
number of Earths in the Galaxy, Remote sensing of exoplanet atmospheres and the
Galaxy, Future prospects for terrestrial life: whither Homo Sapiens.
This note covers the following
topics: classical mechanics and accretion theory, Vector fields and finite
differencing, Fitting data, Light propagation, Scaling laws and dimensions,
Euler Lagrange equations, Globular clusters, Angular momentum vector, Theory of
thin accretion disks, Binary evolution and bondi Hoyle Lyttleton accretion.
This note provides a quantitative introduction to the physics of
the solar system, stars, the interstellar medium, the galaxy, and the universe,
as determined from a variety of astronomical observations and models.
This note describes the
following topics: Astronomy History and science, Ancient Mesopotamian Astronomy,
Greek Astronomy, Islamic Astronomy, The Copernican Revolution, The Universe of
the 20th Century.
This
astronomy note introduces you to the wonders of modern astronomy.From the Solar
System to the most distant galaxies, we undertake an eye-opening journey, from
how stars work to the structure of the universe itself.