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October 26, 2009
Handout posted: A Time Magazine article (useful for problem set 5) has been posted in the "Problem Set" section of the website.
October 19, 2009
Handout posted: A useful equation for problem 3 of problem set 4 has been posted in the "Problem Set" section of the website.
September 22, 2009
Handout posted: Answers to the ``unanswered questions" from class can be found in the "Problem Set" section of the website.
September 15, 2009
Handout posted: Problem 1 (c) on PSet 1 involves the a somewhat non-intuitive (but standard) "unit": Magnitudes per square arcsecond. If you're having trouble with the conversion, please take a look at the handout posted in the "Problem Sets" section of the website.
September 11, 2009
Off-by-one error: The second edition (not the third) turns out to be the most recent edition of Binney and Tremaine. This is the best one to buy. Apologies for the confusion!
September 10, 2009
First lecture - yay!
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