Homework for ASTR:7830 Space and Astrophysical Plasmas

RLS16: Russell, Luhmann, and Strangeway, 8 Space Physics: An Introduction, 2016.
TS02: Toshiki Tajima and Kazunari Shibata, Plasma Astrophysics, 2002.

Week 1

Due Friday, January 26, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 3, Sec. 3.1-3.3 (p.54-66)
  • Homework #1

Week 2

Due Friday, February 2, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 3, Sec. 3.4-3.8 (p.66-90)
  • Homework #2

Week 3

Due Friday, February 9, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 13, Sec. 13.1-13.3.2 (p.396-402)
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 13, Sec. 13.3.7-13.4 (p.415-418)
  • Homework #3

Week 4

Due Tuesday, February 16, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 1 (p.1-23)
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 6 (p.199-220)
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 7 (p.222-245)

Week 5

Due Friday, March 1, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 9 (p.275-312)
  • Homework #4

Week 6

  • No classes or homework this week, February 19-23, 2024.
  • Complete reading above and Homework #4.

Week 7

Due Friday, March 8, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 10 (p.315-343)
  • Homework #5

Week 8

Due Friday, March 22, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 11 (p.346-370)

Week 9

Due Friday, March 29, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 13, Sec. 13.3-13.3.7 (p.398-415)
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 4 (p.94-143)
  • Homework #6

Week 10

ASTR:7830 Final Project Due Friday, April 5, 2024.

Week 11

Due Friday, April 12, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read RLS16 Chapter 5 (p.145-195)
    • Read TS02 Chapter 3, Sec 3.1 (p.131-156)
  • Homework #8

Week 12

Due Friday, April 19, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read TS02 Section 3.2, p.156-171
    • Read TS02 Section 3.3.2, p.222-242
  • Homework #9

Week 13

Due Friday, April 26, 2024.

  • Suggested Reading
    • Read TS02 Section 4.1, p.283-316
    • Read TS02 Section 2.1-2.3, p.41-69

Week 14

Due Friday, May 3, 2024.

FINAL PROJECT

The information about the Final Project is collected here, repeated from above.