From boud w astro.uni.torun.pl Thu Aug 8 16:31:25 2002 From: boud w astro.uni.torun.pl (Boud Roukema) Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 16:31:25 +0200 (MET DST) Subject: studenci Krakow/ZG Message-ID: Cze�� Krzysztof, The students from Krak�w/�.G�ra will only officially start in the radio group during the second two weeks of their visit, but since once of the best ways they can learn about astronomy research - including cosmology research - includes learning how to find and analyse observational data, and this includes them talking to each other in and writing "reports" on their ideas, i asked Andrzej Strobel if it could be possible if you could give these students computer accounts right now, and from the radio group, we could help straight away by providing them a mailing list using the "sympa" robot, which would archive all of their email messages automatically in html files, like these: http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/sympa/ In fact, one or two of the students could be the list manager(s), this can work perfectly OK even if they only have accounts on astri machines. (I think...) I would be happy to spend some time with them getting them started, but you'd need to tell me/them what disk usage is possible/reasonable. They could of course use the mailing list for discussing spectroscopy to start off with, and then radio stuff / cosmology later... It's up to them to take the initiative. Pozdrawiam Boud PS: This message will (hopefully ;) be publicly archived here: http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/sympa/cosmo-torun/2002-08/thrd1.html From boud w astro.uni.torun.pl Fri Aug 9 14:37:09 2002 From: boud w astro.uni.torun.pl (Boud Roukema) Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2002 14:37:09 +0200 (MET DST) Subject: strony kosmologii w TCfA Message-ID: Cze�� studenci z Krakowie/Zielona G�ra, Tu s� strony pracy kosmologia w TCfA: http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/sympa/ Sugeruj� �e studenci prac*@astri.uni.torun.pl mog� tworzy� lista mejla z archiwem - tu jest przyk�ad archiw: http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/sympa/cosmo-torun/2002-08/thrd1.html z *tej* mejlem, b�dzie: http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/sympa/cosmo-torun/2002-08/msg00001.html - dla rozmawia� o jak uczy� si� o astronomia, gdzie s� dobre sajta internecie dla jak my�le�cie jest interesuj�cy w astronomia, itd... Mo�liwe Krzysztof G (chris w astri...) mo�e pomaga� z programem "mailman" (jest jaki program "sympa"). Je�li chcescie �e robi� wyk�ad o kosmologi�, prosz� organizowajcie si� dni i czas (np w drugie p�lowie miesi�c, ale jak chce�cie). Pracuj� w pokoju #36 w budynku radio-owy. pozdrawiam boud From boud w astro.uni.torun.pl Fri Aug 16 13:21:21 2002 From: boud w astro.uni.torun.pl (Boud Roukema) Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 13:21:21 +0200 (MET DST) Subject: wt/sr 20/21 sierpnia 14:00 sala budynku radio Message-ID: Cze�� wszystkim, Wprowadzenie do kosmlogii do studenci od Krak�w/Z.G�ra wtorek 20 sierpnia 14:00 �roda 21 sierpnia 14:00 wyk�adowca: boud (cosmo-torun w astro.uni.torun.pl) studenci: praktyki w astri.uni.torun.pl Witam wszystko! dla ostatnia informacja: http://www.astro.uni.torun.pl/sympa/cosmo-torun/ From boud w astro.uni.torun.pl Fri Aug 16 15:18:10 2002 From: boud w astro.uni.torun.pl (Boud Roukema) Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:18:10 +0200 (MET DST) Subject: another cosmology book? Message-ID: Hi everyone, Sorry if the method of deciding and ordering library books on cosmology was a little confusing - I'm still learning about how things work here, so I take any blame which is due. A bunch of books has been ordered, and most have arrived, and Karolina and I will try to make up a list of these to help guide students and anyone else interested. Anyway, I just saw that a book has come out by one of the main people in observational cosmic topology work (Janna Levin): http://pup.princeton.edu/titles/7324.html > How the Universe Got Its Spots: > Diary of a Finite Time in a Finite Space > Janna Levin > Cloth | 2002 | $22.95 / ?15.95 | ISBN: 0-691-09657-0 > 224 pp. | 6 x 9 | 68 line illus. Why I think we should buy this: * The level of difficulty is for the common reader, but I think this should be a good motivational book, and good for bringing students up to "state-of-the-art" cosmology. * Also, most of the books we have say almost nothing on the global shape of the Universe. * There also seems to be a selection effect in the cosmology books we have so far: 50% of the population is unrepresented, and since the number of introductory cosmology books we have is something like a dozen or so, having zero introductory books by women is about 3-4 sigma inconsistent with unbiased selection. Could anyone with comments please provide them within a week or so? This way, there would be a chance of having the book not too long after students start in October-ish... Cze�� Boud From amr w astro.uni.torun.pl Mon Aug 19 09:40:52 2002 From: amr w astro.uni.torun.pl (Andrzej Marecki) Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2002 09:40:52 +0200 (MET DST) Subject: another cosmology book? In-Reply-To: from Boud Roukema at "Aug 16, 2002 03:18:10 pm" Message-ID: <200208190740.JAA00608@galileo.astro.uni.torun.pl> > Why I think we should buy this: [...] > * Also, most of the books we have say almost nothing on the > global shape of the Universe. Good point. Go ahead with acquiring this book. A.M.