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Class videos - Spring 2010 - Astronomy 20 taught by David Vakil
Last updated Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 10:50 am.

Astro 20 - Solar System

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Notes about the videos

  1. ALL VIDEOS FOR SPRING 2010 COURSES WERE DELETED ON JANUARY 25, 2011. Links will not work!
  2. The videos are all uploaded to Screencast.com and are in my Classes_Spr2010 folder, which is public. If you don't see a link for the video you're looking for, it may already by available in that folder, even if I haven't posted the link yet.
  3. If you notice any problems or abnormalities, please let me know. For example, there have been times when I forgot to turn on the microphone and didn't notice.
  4. Some videos that you might expect to be available may be missing because of technical difficulties. Sorry.
  5. For students, please consult your notes or the teacher version of the PowerPoint if you can't read what's on the screen. See the PowerPoint page.
  6. Here are videos from Fall 2009Spring 2009, Fall 2008, and Spring 2008. Some of the videos may not be available.

 

Astronomy 20 - Monday-Wednesday 2:15pm-3:40pm. Section 1058.

  • Wed, Feb 17. Day 1.
  • Mon, Feb 22. Day 2 - light travel times and planetarium show.
  • Wed, Feb 24. More light travel time and traxoline.
  • Mon, Mar 1. Sound was not recorded somehow. Sorry. Watch Part 3 of Tuesday or Wednesday night instead.
  • Wed, Mar 3. Timelines and creation of jewelry.
  • Mon, Mar 8. Motions up to Hubble's law.
  • Wed, Mar 10. Finish chapter 1. Biography questions.
  • Mon, Mar 15. Up through Sun part of overview. Also took test 1.
  • Wed, Mar 17. Planet orbits and temperatures.
  • Mon, Mar 22. Finished first packet of solar system overview.
  • Wed, Mar 24. Video didn't record sound after 10 minutes. Here's the entire video, including the part without sound. I suggest you watch the part from your class with sound, and then switch over to the video from Wednesday night March 17 (not March 24!) instead. Class started about 35 minutes after the beginning of the video of Wednesday's Part 2 and included all of Part 3. Sorry for the inconvenience.
  • Mon, Mar 29. Details of terrestrial planets.
  • Wed, Mar 31. I forgot to turn on the microphone, so I didn't record any sound. Try watching the end of this video and this entire video from the Tuesday-Thursday class instead.
  • Mon, Apr 5. Definition of theory. Also took test 2.
  • Wed, Apr 7. More scientific method.
  • Mon, Apr 19. Welcome back from Spring Break! Finish scientific method and start Moon phases. Video. MP3 audio only.
  • Wed, Apr 21. Moon phases cont. MP3, video.
  • Mon, Apr 26. No audio or video - technical difficulties. Watch any of the videos from the week of April 19-22 from one of the other classes instead. (You can also get a preview of Wed by doing this.)
  • Wed, Apr 28. Finish phases. NOTE: sound died about 20 minutes before class ended. The video will keep playing, but the sound won't. MP3, video.
  • Mon, May 3. Intro to light. MP3, video. Also took test 3.
  • Wed, May 5. Light continued. MP3, video.
  • Mon, May 10. More light. MP3, video.
  • Wed, May 12. Even more light. MP3, video.
  • Mon, May 17. Global warming. MP3, video.
  • Wed, May 19. Finished global warming. No video/audio because of technical difficulties. Watch parts 2 and 3 of the Tuesday or Wednesday night videos on May 11 or 12. See below. Note: test 4 will be next Wednesday. Monday will be a "turbo" lecture on seasons. For a more complete examination, watch the Tuesday or Wednesday night videos from THIS week (May 18 or 19).
  • Mon, May 24. Seasons TURBO fast. MP3, video. But I encourage you to watch the videos from Tuesday night instead, since we go slower and went into more detail.
  • Wed, May 26. No video. Just the birthday game with the projector, plus test 4.
  • Mon, May 31. No class - Memorial Day.
  • Wed, June 2. Ages of solar system objects. MP3, video.
  • Mon, June 7. Gravity. MP3, video. Missing the last 5 minutes (battery lost its charge.)

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Astronomy 20 - Tuesdays-Thursday 3:45pm-5:10pm. Section 1060.

  • Tues, Feb 16. Day 1.
  • Thurs, Feb 18. Day  2 - light travel times and planetarium show.
  • Tues, Feb 23. More on light travel and looking back in time.
  • Thurs, Feb 25. Sound was not recorded somehow. Sorry. Watch Part 3 of Tuesday or Wednesday night instead.
  • Tues, Mar 2. Ages and timelines. (The sound should work now.)
  • Thurs, Mar 4. Motions.
  • Tues, Mar 9 - no video. Computer problems.
  • Thurs, Mar 11. Again, computer problem and no video. Watch the end of Tuesday night's Part 2.
  • Tues, Mar 16. Planet characteristics. Handed back test.
  • Thurs, Mar 18. More planet characteristics, up through Venus.
  • Tues, Mar 23. More characteristics.
  • Thurs, Mar 25. Finished second packet of planet characteristics.
  • Tues, Mar 30. Scientific method.
  • Thurs, April 1. More scientific method.
  • Tues, Apr 6. Science and Moon phases
  • Thurs, Apr 8. More Moon phases. Computer crashed 2/3 of the way through, so you may prefer to watch the Wednesday night Part 2 video instead.
  • Tues, Apr 20. Moon phases cont. MP3, video.
  • Thurs, Apr 22. Finish Moon phases. MP3, video.
  • Tues, Apr 27. No audio, so I didn't bother to upload the video. Watch/listen to part 1 of the Tuesday night video from this same date.
  • Thurs, Apr 29. More on light. MP3, video. Also took test 3.
  • Tues, May 4. Class was canceled due to teacher's last-minute doctor's appointment.
  • Thurs, May 6. Light continued. MP3, video.
  • Tues, May 11. More light and IR camera. MP3, video.
  • Thurs, May 13. Fluorescence and ozone. MP3, video.
  • Tues, May 18. More ozone and start global warming. MP3, video.
  • Thurs, May 20. More global warming & start seasons. MP3, video.
  • Tues, May 25. Finish seasons and precession. MP3, video
  • Thurs, May 27. No video - just test 4.
  • Tues, June 1. Ages of solar system objects. MP3, video.
  • Thurs, June 3. Universal Law of Gravity. MP3, video.
  • Tues, June 8. Tides. MP3, video. (My last lecture with you. Professor Hacking will give you the last test on Thursday.)

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Astronomy 20 - Tuesday 6pm-9:10pm. Section 1065.

 


 

Astronomy 20 - Wednesday 6pm-9:10pm. Section 1064.

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