====== AST 201: Introduction to Astronomy ======

===== Contents =====
^ Chapter ^ # ^ Article ^
| 1. Introduction | 1.1 | [[un:Almagest & Revolutions]] |
|:::| 1.2 | [[un:aberration|Stellar aberration]] |
|:::| 1.3 | [[un:parallax|Stellar parallax]] |
| 2. Light | 2.1 | [[un:Light]] |
|:::| 2.2 | [[un:Magnitude]] |
|:::| 2.3 | [[un:Spectrum]] |
|:::| 2.4 | [[un:Blackbody]] |
| 3. Measurement | 3.1 | [[un:Uncertainty]] |
|:::| 3.2 | [[un:Statistics]] |
|:::| 3.3 | [[un:Probability distributions]] |
|:::| 3.4 | [[un:Central limit theorem]] |
| 4. Spacetime | 4.1 | [[un:Coordinate systems]] |
|:::| 4.2 | [[un:Distance]] |
|:::| 4.3 | [[un:Time]] |
|:::| 4.4 | [[un:Motion]] |

===== Old contents =====
^ # ^ Topic ^ Week ^
| 1 | [[.:ast201:1|Overthrowing Ptolemy]] | 1, 2 |
| 2 | [[.:ast201:2|Light and color]] | 2, 3 |
| 3 | [[.:ast201:3|Uncertainty in observations]] | 3, 4 |
| 4 | [[.:ast201:4|Space, time and motion]] | 4, 5 |
| 5 | [[.:ast201:5|Universal database]] | 5 |
| 6 | [[.:ast201:6|Optics for astronomy]] | 6 |
| 7 | [[.:ast201:7|Astronomical telescopes]] | 7 |
| 8 | [[.:ast201:8|Light and matter]] | 8 |
| 9 | [[.:ast201:9|Detectors of light]] | 9 |
| 10 | [[.:ast201:10|Digital image processing]] | 10 |
| 11 | [[.:ast201:11|Photometry: measuring light]] | 11 |
| 12 | [[.:ast201:12|Spectrometry: measuring color]] | 12 |

===== Assignments =====
^ # ^ Assignment ^ Topic ^
| 1 | [[https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ehdf2W9T8BbizP3cWW3kRkAHWVS_OMfp?usp=sharing|Power profiles of stars]] | 2 |
| 2 | [[https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1JOZ8Ev-nO1D0MpDhLp5G8fneniXijdnf?usp=sharing|Gaia HR diagram]] | 2 |
| 3 | [[https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1MdVr_DAp1ipE8jBvhH63c83IwSj6kqJF?usp=sharing|Central limit theorem]] | 3 |

===== Assessment =====
^ Assessment method ^ Assessment tools ^ Marks ^ Subtotal ^ Total ^
^ Continuous assessment | Attendance | 10% | 45% | 100% |
^ ::: | Punctuality | 10% | ::: | ::: |
^ ::: | Python assignments | 15% | ::: | ::: |
^ ::: | Colloquium participation | 10% | ::: | ::: |
^ Summative assessment | Midterm viva | 20% | 55% | ::: |
^ ::: | Final viva | 20% | ::: | ::: |
^ ::: | Keystone project | 15% | ::: | ::: |

===== Textbooks =====
  - Chromey, //To Measure the Sky//
  - Bradt, //Astronomy Methods//
  - Karttunen et al., //Fundamental Astronomy//