ASTR-4220: Astrophysics

Tentative Schedule - Fall, 2009

Part 1 – Stellar Astrophysics [8 weeks]
	Class	Date	Topic
M	1	8/31	Intro. to Stellar Structure & Stellar Atmospheres
W	2	9/2	Radiation Fields
R	3	9/3	Radiative Transfer Theory I
M		9/7	NO CLASS – LABOR DAY
W	4	9/9	Radiative Transfer Theory II
R	5	9/10	Stellar Atmospheres
M	6	9/14	Intro. to Stellar Interiors (1.1-3)*
W	7	9/16	Basic Concepts (1.4-7)
R	8	9/17	Pressure of an Ideal Gas (2.1)
M	9	9/21	Pressure of Degenerate Gases (2.2)
W	10	9/23	Radiation Pressure (2.3)
R	11	9/24	Ionization Equilibrium (2.4-5)
M	12	9/28	Energy Transport (3.1)
W	13	9/30	Energy Transport (3.2-3)
R	14	10/1	Nuclear Astrophysics (4.1)
M	15	10/5	Nuclear Astrophysics (4.2) Review Questions for Exam 1
W	16	10/7	Exam 1
R	17	10/8	Solar Neutrinos (4.3-4)
T	18	10/13	Stellar Structure (5.1-2)
W	19	10/14	Stellar Structure (5.3-4)
R	20	10/15	Stellar Evolution (6.1-2)
M	21	10/19	Stellar Evolution (6.3-4)
W	22	10/21	Helioseismology (7.1-2)
R	23	10/22	Helioseismology (7.3-4)
*Required reading in Phillips
Part 2 – Interstellar Matter [7 weeks]
	Class	Date	Topic
M	24	10/26	Overview: The Interstellar Medium (ISM)
W	25	10/28	Spectral Line Radiative Transfer
R	26	10/29	Atomic Hydrogen in the Galaxy
M	27	11/2	Spiral Structure
W	28	11/4	Interstellar Absorption Lines
R	29	11/5	Interstellar Absorption Lines
M	30	11/9	Cooling of the ISM
W	31	11/11	Heating of the ISM
R	32	11/12	Interstellar Dust
M	33	11/16	Interstellar Dust Review Questions for Exam 2
W	34	11/18	Exam 2
R	35	11/19	Introduction to Gas Dynamics
M	36	11/23	Sound Waves
W		11/19	NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING RECESS
R		11/20	NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING RECESS
M	37	11/30	Jeans Instability
W	38	12/2	Shock Waves
R	39	12/3	HII Regions
M	40	12/7	Magnetohydrodynamics
W	41	12/9	Magnetohydrodynamics
R	42	12/10	Exam 3

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