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1.1 Recap on Stars
Define a galaxy,
What are the two observational ch...,
What are the two physical charact...
16
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1.2 Distance Ladder
How many steps are on the distanc...,
What is the zeroth step on the di...,
What is the first step on the dis...
13
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1.3 Hubble's Tuning Fork
What are the two primary observab...,
How can we very broadly classify ...,
Describe hubble s tuning fork
14
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1.4 Stability of Spiral Arms
Under what condition can spiral a...,
What is the winding problem,
Why do spiral arms arise
8
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2.1-2.2 Surface Brightness and Sersic Law
What is the symbol for the linear...,
What is important to note about t...,
What is the relationship between ...
15
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2.3-2.4 Power Laws and Morphology
How can surface brightness profil...,
What do we call steeper and shall...,
What can be said about the relati...
15
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2.5 Interstellar Medium
What is the observational arument...,
What is the origin of the ism,
What is the ism made of
19
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2.6 Hydrogen in the ISM
What is a hyperfine transition,
Which energy level has a higher e...,
What is the 21cm line
20
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3.1 Hydrogen in SFR
What is the source of radiation i...,
What is the equation for the ioni...,
What is in the ionisation rate eq...
20
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3.2 Dust in the ISM
How does dust interact with radia...,
What is dust made up of,
What are the two sources of dust ...
18
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3.3 - 3.4 Dust Emission and SFRI
What is the energy input for dust...,
What are the components for the e...,
What is the typical temperature o...
18
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4.1 Rotation of the MW
What do we assume about the motio...,
What is the keplerian rotation as...,
What is the encircling radius
13
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4.2-4.3 Measuring Galaxy Rotations and Rotation Spirals
What is long slit spectroscopy,
What is integral field spectroscopy,
How can we measure the motion in ...
17
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4.4-4.5 Rotation of Elliptical Galaxies and AGN
What supports elliptical galaxies...,
What can be concluded about stell...,
Describe the similarities with st...
16
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4.6 M and L of AGN
What is the shortest variability ...,
What is the typical size of an ag...,
What is the concept that sets the...
12
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5.1 Unified Model
Describe the side view of an agn,
What is a broad line region,
What is a narrow line region
12
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5.2-5.4 SMBH, Luminosity Function
What is the main piece of evidenc...,
What is the explanation as to why...,
Describe the m sigma relation
18
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5.5 Local Group of Galaxies
Describe the local group of galaxies,
Describe the distribution of gala...,
What are the 4 quantities that de...
11
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