))
Lecture 2: Astronomical Numbers
Manage episode 362658368 series 3473824
Content provided by Richard Pogge. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Richard Pogge or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
An introduction and review of the basic notation and physical units we will be using throughout this course. In particular, we will be using the Metric (SI) system for lengths, masses, times, and temperatures, and special astronomical units for distances (AU and Light Years) and masses (Earth Masses and Solar Masses) appropriate when discussing interplanetary and interstellar scales. Recorded live on 2009 Sep 24 in Room 1005 Smith Laboratory on the Columbus campus of The Ohio State University.
…
continue reading
47 episodes
Share
