The Michigan Math and Science Scholars 2007
ASTRONOMY: Climbing the Distance Ladder: How Astronomers Survey the Universe
   

9am-10am 10am-11am 11am-12pm 12pm-1:30pm 1:30pm-2:30pm 2:30pm-3:30pm 3:30pm-4:30pm EVENING
Sun, Jun 24




RECEPTION 2:30-4:00 Math Atrium

Mon, Jun 25 GENERAL Int. to Angell EX: Parallax
Solar observing Int. to m & M EX: Derive Planetarium

ORIENTATION Hall
one lunch time
distance mod. Visit I
Tue, Jun 26 Int. to Distance Ladder
this week? OLD DETROIT OBS.VISIT
Int. to HR






Diagram
Wed, Jun 27 LAB: Classification of Pleiades
Int. to Stellar
LAB: Cepheid Variables
Int. to ISM



Evolution




Thu, Jun 28 LAB: Star Clusters
Sally Oey
RADIO OBS. VISIT

OBSERVATORY



(Astronomy)



OPEN HOUSE 10pm
Fri, Jun 29 Int. to galaxy EX: Interaction Summary:
Int. to SRT
EX: Research, setup &
(weather permitting)

structure with GalaSimu ladder thus far

activate SRT command file

Sat, Jun 30







Sun, Jul 1







Mon, Jul 2 Int. to Rot. EX: Analyze SRT Output

Solar observing ditto? TOUR OF 3D VIZ LAB.




Curves






Tue, Jul 3 LAB: Tully-Fisher relation
Break early for ADMISSIONS Int. to larger EX: Local Group
Planetarium




PRESENTATION scales with MATLAB Visit II
Wed, Jul 4 Int. to Hubble EX: explore data & models


Int. to NASA EX:Explore multiband image


Flow using MATLAB

Skyview
ident. with SkyView and spectra

Thu, Jul 5 Int. to dark matter in galaxies,
Mark Holl
Int. to Ia SNe LAB: Age of Universe
OBSERVATORY

clusters, and superclusters
(Chemistry)
and acceleration

OPEN HOUSE 10pm
Fri, Jul 6 Int. to distance as tool -- GRBs
Summary
EX: Class research Ned Wright's ABC of distances


(weather permitting)

and AGN


and each presents (short ppt) on one or two


KEY:







Lunch & Learn
Lunch
Field trip
EXercise LABoratory Introduction