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Diane Fisher
published by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
This website, sponsored by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a cost-free multi-chapter online workbook on the fundamentals of radio astronomy. It was designed as the first phase of training for teachers participating in the Goldstone-Apple Valley Radio Telescope classroom project. It would also be appropriate for AP high school physics students doing a unit on electromagnetic radiation. The workbook may be downloaded in Adobe pdf format and includes a final exam.
This resource is part of a Physics Front Topical Unit.
Topic: Astronomy
Unit Title: Astronomy Resources For the High School Classroom This website, sponsored by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, is a cost free online workbook/tutorial on the fundamentals of radio astronomy. It would be appropriate to augment a unit on electromagnetic radiation, and includes a unit exam. Available in Adobe pdf format. Link to Unit:
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Month = {May 10, 2007},
Year = {1997}
}
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