PHYC10008 Notes (H1)

Description

Concise lecture notes written throughout the semester. Key words in bold to make skimming through easier. I try to fit as much information in as few pages as possible to make it less daunting and much quicker to revise. I studied using these notes and got an H1 (81) in the subject. Contents: 1. Our Place in the Universe 2. History of the Universe 3. Human Side of Science 4. Kepler's Laws 5. Motion and Newton's Laws 6. Our Solar System and its Geology 7. Light 8. Telescopes 9. Special Relativity 10. General Relativity 11. The Sun and Stellar Properties 12. Stellar Births, Lives and Deaths 13. Black Holes 14. The Milky Way and Galaxies 15. The Universe 16. Life in the Universe