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Tentative schedule

Lecture Material:

1. 1. Notes lectures 1-4; figures lectures 1-4
   

2. 2. Notes lectures 5-8; figures lectures 5-8; Table 1; Table 2
   

3. 3. Notes lecture 9; figures lecture 9
   

4. 4. Notes lecture 10
   

5. 5. Notes lecture 11,14-15; figures lecture 14-15
   

6. 6. Notes lecture 16
   

7. 7. Notes lecture 17-19; figures lecture 17-19
   

8. 8. Notes lecture 20-25; figures lecture 20-25
   

9. 9. Notes lecture 26; figures lecture 26
   

Assignments:

1. 1. Homework set # 1 - HW1.tar.gz
   

2. 2. Homework set # 2
   

3. 3. Homework set # 3; Table 1 (completely degenerate and relativistic electrons f(x) ); Table 2 (Fermi-Dirac Functions as a function of alpha)
   

4. 4. Homework set # 4
   

Brief description:

Physics of stellar atmosphere and interiors (basic equations of stellar structure, nuclear processes, stellar evolution, white dwarfs, and neutron stars); properties of stars and stellar systems (variable stars, star clusters); structure and evolution of our galaxy; distance measurements; magnitude systems; radiation emission processes in astrophysics.

Prerequisites:

PHY 13 and MATH 51 (formerly MATH 38), or consent.

(credit: Lejeune & Schaerer 2001, A&A, 366, 538)