Astronomy and Space Sciences

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 05.04.09

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Introduction
  2. Rational for this module
  3. Goals of this module
  4. Synopsis of topics to be covered
  5. Topic 1 – Our Solar System's Planets Distances from the Sun or the Titus-Bode Calculation (to be used during the study of inferential statistics; typically, second half of a statistics course).
  6. Titus-Bode Law - Estimations of the mean distance from the sun using Earth as a unit of 1
  7. Topic 2 – Edwin Hubble and the expanding Universe (to be used after the principles of multiple regression have been studied).
  8. Bibliography
  9. On-line sources

The Use of Astronomy to Teach Statistical Concepts

Michael W. Vasileff

Published September 2005

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Bibliography

Freeman, Roger A. and Kaufmann, William J. III. Universe (New York , NY.: W. H. Freeman and Company, 2005, 7 th Edition).

Hubble, Edwin. A relationship between Distance and Radial Velocity among Extra-Galactic Nebulae (from the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Volumne15: March 15, 1929: Number 3

Kelsey, Linda J, Hoff, Darrel B., Neff, Johns, Astronomy: Activities and Experiments (University of Iowa Press, 1975)

Kleinbaum, David G. Applied Regression Analysis and other Multivariable Methods (Boston, MA.:PWS-KENT Publishing Company, 1988, 2 nd Edition).

Koo, David, C and Kron, Richard G. A Deep Redshift Survey of Field Galaxies, Space and Comments on the reality of the Butcher-Oemler Effect, Telescope Science Institute 3700 San Martin Drive Baltimore, MD , September 1987.

(Get this 15 page article only if you want an advanced discussion on the redshift.)

Yates, Daniels S. The Practice of Statistics (New York, NY.: W. H. Freeman and Company, 2003, 2 nd Edition)

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