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Astro C10 LS C70U Fall 2006 UC Berkeley (Astro_C10_LS_C70U_Introduction_to_General_Astronomy)

Alex Filippenko · University of California, Berkeley

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Lectures from the course Astro_C10_LS_C70U_Introduction_to_General_Astronomy by Alex Filippenko. Copied to archive.org on closure of the UCB podcast site in order to preserve access. Note: some lectures may appear to be missing (gap in numbering). This usually means that there was a holiday or no lecture on the day the recording was due, although sometimes it does mean that the audio is not available. Course Description: Astro 10: General Astronomy - Fall 2006. A description of modern astronomy with emphasis on the structure and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the Universe. Additional topics optionally discussed include quasars, pulsars, black holes, and extraterrestrial communication, etc. Individual instructor's synopses available from the department. Video of lectures available at webcast.berkeley.edu/courses.

Lectures

  1. A Grand Tour of the Cosmos 52 min · Audio
  2. Astro C10 LS C70U Fall 2006 UC Berkeley Lecture 01 Social Stars Binaries and Clusters 15835 55 min · Audio
  3. Journey Through Space and Time 54 min · Audio
  4. The Supreme Informant 54 min · Audio
  5. Blackbody Radiation 54 min · Audio
  6. The Fingerprints of Atoms 57 min · Audio
  7. Tools of the Trade 53 min · Audio
  8. Lunar Phases and Glorious Eclipses 54 min · Audio
  9. Celestial Phenomena 54 min · Audio
  10. The Copernican Revolution 55 min · Audio
  11. On the Shoulders of Giants 56 min · Audio
  12. The Earth: Our Home 55 min · Audio
  13. The Moon, Mercury, and Venus 52 min · Audio
  14. Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn 51 min · Audio
  15. Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto 55 min · Audio
  16. Comets and Solar-System Debris 54 min · Audio
  17. Catastrophic Collisions 55 min · Audio
  18. Extra-Solar Planets\ 54 min · Audio
  19. Stars: Distant Suns 54 min · Audio
  20. How Stars Shine: Cosmic Furnaces 54 min · Audio
  21. The Fate of Our Sun 55 min · Audio
  22. Exploding Stars: Celestial Fireworks 50 min · Audio
  23. The Corpses of Massive Stars 56 min · Audio
  24. Hearts of Darkness 51 min · Audio
  25. The Quest for Black Holes 53 min · Audio
  26. The Milky Way and Other Galaxies 52 min · Audio
  27. The Dark Side of Matter 56 min · Audio
  28. The Expansion of the Universe 52 min · Audio
  29. Quasars: Cosmic Powerhouses 54 min · Audio
  30. In the Belly of the Beast 55 min · Audio
  31. Cosmology and the Dark Night Sky 53 min · Audio
  32. The Age of the Universe 50 min · Audio
  33. The Geometry of the Universe 50 min · Audio
  34. Astro C10 LS C70U Fall 2006 UC Berkeley Lecture 38 Einstein s Biggest Blunder 15852 50 min · Audio
  35. Echoes of the Big Bang 55 min · Audio
  36. The Contents of the Universe 55 min · Audio
  37. The First Few MInutes of the Universe 52 min · Audio
  38. In the Beginning 51 min · Audio
  39. The Ultimate Free Lunch? 54 min · Audio
  40. A Multiverse? The Search for Life 50 min · Audio
  41. Interstellar Travel\ 52 min · Audio

Credits and licence

Institution
University of California, Berkeley
Teacher
Alex Filippenko
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Astronomy and space
Source
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Licence
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