2007

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• Lecture 1: Galaxies: Jeans mass.
• Lecture 2: Galaxies: Toomre stability criterion
• Lecture 3: Galaxies: distances
• Question Sheet
• Lecture 4: Supernovae and their remnants
• Lecture 5: Radio Astronomy: antennas & imaging
• Lecture 6: Radio Astronomy: 21cm line
• Question sheet
• Lecture 7: A relativistic electron in a magnetic field; Detailed Notes
• Lecture 8: Synchrotron radiation from an ensemble of electrons; Detailed Notes
• Lecture 9: Compton and Inverse Compton Radiation; Detailed Notes
• Question Sheet
• Lecture 10: Active Galaxies: central regions; Detailed Notes
• Lecture 11: Active Galaxies: central engine; Detailed Notes
• Lecture 12: Active Galaxies: radio galaxies and quasars; Detailed Notes; References
• Lecture 13 & 14: Cosmology & Galaxy Formation: structure growth; Detailed Notes; A Note on Units
• Lecture 15 & 16: Cosmology & Galaxy Formation: luminous and dark matter; Detailed Notes
• Lecture 17 & 18: Cosmology & Galaxy Formation: theory; Detailed Notes
• Question sheet
• Question sheet

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