Astronomy Courses Taught at Maryland

Here are my ten commandments for presentations, some additional hints, and some thoughts about research in astrophysics. In the same vein, Ilya Mandel has some suggestions about how to make plots. I also have some thoughts on approaches to teaching.

• Astronomy 601, radiative processes (Fall 2025)
• Astronomy 695, introduction to research
• Astronomy 120, first-semester introduction to astronomy for majors (Fall 2024)
• Astronomy 101, introduction to astronomy for non-majors (Spring 2024)
• Astronomy 601, radiative processes (Fall 2023)
• Lectures on gravitational wave astrophysics, Albert Einstein Institute, Potsdam, Germany (May-June 2023)
• Astronomy 406, undergrad stellar structure and evolution (Spring 2023)
• Astronomy 680, high energy astrophysics (Fall 2022)
• Astronomy 350, black holes (Spring 2022)
• Astronomy 601, radiative processes (Fall 2021)
• Astronomy 288A, practical astrostatistics for undergrads (Spring 2019)
• Astronomy 688S, practical astrostatistics for grads (Spring 2018)
• Astronomy 121, second-semester introduction to astronomy for majors (Spring 2018)
• Astronomy 120, first-semester introduction to astronomy for majors (Fall 2017)
• Lectures on gravitational waves, Neils Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark (July 2017)
• Astronomy 680, high energy astrophysics (Spring 2017)
• Astronomy 601, radiative processes (Fall 2016)
• Lectures on gravitational wave astrophysics UFABC, Santo André, Brazil (August 2016)
• HONR 218D, life, the universe, and everything (Spring 2016)
• Astronomy 601, radiative processes (Fall 2015)
• School on gravitational wave astronomy (International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Bengaluru, India, July 2015)
• HONR 218D, life, the universe, and everything (Spring 2015)
• Astronomy 601, radiative processes (Fall 2014)
• Astronomy 695, introduction to research (Fall 2014)
• HONR 218D, life, the universe, and everything (Spring 2014)
• Gravitational wave sources (Winter 2014, Playa del Carmen, Mexico)
• Astronomy 695, introduction to research (Fall 2013)
• Astronomy 601, radiative processes (Fall 2013)
• HONR 229X, black holes and the extremes of space, time, and gravity (Spring 2012)
• Astronomy 100, introduction to astronomy (Fall 2011)
• HONR 229X, black holes and the extremes of space, time, and gravity (Spring 2011)
• HONR 229X, black holes and the extremes of space, time, and gravity (Spring 2010)
• Astronomy 498D, problem solving in astrophysics (Spring 2010), with Doug Hamilton
• Astronomy 695, introduction to research (Fall 2009)
• Astronomy 380, life in the universe (Fall 2009)
• Astronomy 680, grad high energy astrophysics (Spring 2009)
• Astronomy 380, life in the universe (Fall 2008)
• Astronomy 498, undergrad high energy astrophysics (Spring 2008)
• Astronomy 422, cosmology (Fall 2007)
• Astronomy 680, grad high energy astrophysics (Spring 2007)
• Astronomy 498D, problem solving in astrophysics (Spring 2007), with Doug Hamilton
• Astronomy 100, introduction to astronomy (Fall 2006)
• Astrophysics of gravitational wave sources (UT Brownsville, Summer 2005 and 2006)
• Astronomy 100, introduction to astronomy (Spring 2005)
• Astronomy 688A, gravitational radiation and its sources (Spring 2004)
• Astronomy 121, introduction to the stars and beyond (Spring 2004)
• Astronomy 120, introduction to solar system astronomy (Fall 2003)
• Astronomy 320, theoretical astrophysics (Spring 2003)
• Astronomy 601, radiative processes (Fall 2002)
• Astronomy 606, stellar structure and evolution (Spring 2002)
• Astronomy 100, introduction to astronomy (Fall 2001)
• Astronomy 100, introduction to astronomy (Spring 2001)
• Astronomy 688M, grad high energy astrophysics (Fall 2000)
• Astronomy 688R, stellar structure and evolution (Spring 2000)

In addition, here are links to an Astronomy Q&A with students from Mark Edwards' astronomy class at Pocatello (Idaho) high school, from 1999 onward.

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