Chapter 29 Assignment

Final Exam Announcement!

We will have an online final that will open on July 21 12:01 AM (just after midnight) and close on July 23 11:00 PM.  It will be timed (90 minutes) and there will be two attempts available.  The final will be comprehensive focusing on the last half of the course but be sure to review the first half of the course.  There will be about 50 problems including multiple choice, short answer, and essay questions.  To get an idea of what to review for your short answer and essay questions take a look at the discussion prompts for each of the chapters.  The multiple choice questions will cover the same topics that have been covered in each of the chapter quizzes. 

Discussion Ch 29 announcement

The chapter 29 discussion is optional and does not require a reply to your classmates.  Five points available.

Instructions

1. Take a look at videos linked below that discuss the topics seen in Chapter 29.

2. Complete Discussion 29 (optional extra credit) found here.  Instructions for completing Discussion 29 found here. Download here.

3. Complete Chapter 29 Quiz found here.

4. Additional information  for Ch 29 found here Links to an external site.

Sections

29-1. The Age of the Universe - (Find the age of the universe using Hubble’s Constant found here Links to an external site..),  (How to calculate the age of the universe found here Links to an external site.), (Hubble trouble: how fast is the universe expanding found here Links to an external site.), and (What is the universe expanding into? found here Links to an external site.)

29-2.  A Model of the Universe - [Geocentric to Heliocentric] found here Links to an external site.), (The Beginning of Everything - The Big Bang found here), Links to an external site.and (Dr Phil gives you a brief history of the universe: crash course Astronomy found here Links to an external site.)

29-3. Beginning of the Universe - (What Came Before the Big Bang from here Links to an external site.) and (What Triggered the Big Bang? | How the Universe Works found here Links to an external site.)

29-4. Cosmic Microwave Background - (The Cosmic Microwave Background explained here Links to an external site.), and(Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation - Sixty Symbols found here Links to an external site..)