News Archive

Last Update on Saturday, 13-Dec-2008 10:31:48 AEDT

20081209:
Physics Colloquium by Anna Hyes, 3:35pm, PHYS 131

20081203:
Homework Set 6 solution posted

20081125:
submission deadline for Class Project extended to December 4, 2008.

20081124:
Homework Set 6 posted (due December 2, 2008)

20081120:
Class Project Sheet 2 posted

20081118:
Homework Set 5 solution posted

20081111:
Homework Set 5 posted (due November 18)

20081111:
Grading table for midterm 2 posted

20081107:
Solution sheet for midterm 2 posted.

20081105:
Midterm (11/06) and class on 11/10 will be given by Prof. Dr. Yong-Zhong Qian.

20081105:
Solution sheet for homework set 4 posted.

20081104:
Solution sheet for homework set 3 posted.

20081104:
HW4 deadline will be extended to Nov 5 to allow voting today morning

20081103:
Some cool collection of NASA Images

20081028:
REMINDER: Midterm 2 on Nov 6, 2008, in Class

20081028:
Homework Set 4 posted (due November 4)

20081023:
Description of IDL program to read EZ files in Wiki/Graphical Tools

20081023:
EZ demo files

20081022:
On October 23, 2008: class meets in room 575 in Walter Library for a computer lab.
You need to be there on time if you like to participate.

20081014:
On October 16, 2008: class meets in room 575 in Walter Library for a computer lab.
You need to be there on time if you like to participate.

20081014:
Homework Set 3 posted (due October 21)

20081009:
Solution sheet for homework 2 posted

20081009:
Stellar Evolution Project task sheet 1 posted (due October 21)

20081009:
Stellar Evolution Project Meeting, October 10, 2008, Walter Library room 575, 09:00; meet at reception on 5th floor.

20081005:
Grading table for mid-term 1 posted
Grading table for homework 1 posted

20081002:
Solution to mid-term 1 posted

20080930:
Homework Set 2 posted

20080930:
REMINDER: Midterm 1 on Oct 2, 2008, in Class

20080925:
Corrections on lecture notes 09-11, 14 posted.

20080923:
Solution sheet for homework set 1 posted.

20080924:
LHC rap

20080922:
Homework due September 23 before class.

20080918:
There is now a Wiki for the stellar evolution project at http://zzz.physics.umn.edu/classes/2008/fall/astro4001.001/home
Please help me and your fellow class mates to fill this with instructions, etc; also sue it to post your questions.

20080918:
Fixed minor typos on Lecture notes 07 and 08.

20080910:
Homework Set 1 posted.

20080909:
Information about computing at physics can be found at http://zzz.physics.umn.edu/computing.
There are 5 Linux workstations in the physics lab in room 137.
The astronomy lab is in room 469; they are supposed to be getting 3 new linux computers.