Final Exam study guide in PDF format
Final Exam draft equations sheet in PDF format **** UPDATED 12/11/2018 ****
AS413 Fall 2014 Final Exam in PDF format
Solutions for AS413 Fall 2014 Final Exam in PDF format
Midterm #2 Exam and Solutions in PDF format
Midterm #2 draft equations sheet in PDF format
Note: the relationship between the pattern speed, the circular frequency,
and the epicyclic frequency for a kinematic spiral pattern is not on the equations
sheet for Midterm #2. Students are expected to know this relationship. Students
are also expected to know that the relationship between the Hubble parameter
and the expansion factor is H = (1/a)(da/dt).
Midterm #1 Exam and Solutions in PDF format
Midterm Exam #1 will be held on Thursday, October 4 and will test material covered in class from Tuesday, September 4 through Thursday, September 27 only (Homeworks 1 through 4).
Midterm #1 draft equations sheet in PDF format
Note: the equation of mass continuity and the expression for computing the
total luminosity of a galaxy, given its surface brightness profile, are not
on the equations sheet for Midterm #1. Students are expected to know both of these
and be able to use them to solve problems on the examination
(refer to class notes and Homeworks 3 and 4).