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 due Friday, May 3, 2024.
- ASTR:7830 Final Project
FINAL PROJECT
The information about the Final Project is collected here, repeated from above.
- Homework #7: Project Description: A brief description of your final project topic is due at the beginning of class, Friday, April 5, 2024.
- Final Project due Friday, May 3, 2024.
- ASTR:7830 Final Project