Unit #1
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Dates
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Topic
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Reading
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Homework
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8/26 T
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Observational
Techniques |
Chapter 1
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1.1, 1.2 due 8/28 |
8/28 R |
Blackbody
Radiation, Stellar temperature and types
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2.1, 2.2.2
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2.1 due 9/2
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9/2 T
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Distance,
luminosity, radius; HR diagram
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2.2.1, 2.2.3, 2.3
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2.2, 2.3 due 9/4
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9/4 R
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Binaries
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2.2.4 |
2.4 due 9/9
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9/9 T
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Solar properties,
hydrostatic equilibrium, virial theorem |
3.0, 3.1
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pendulum, 3.1 due 9/11
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9/11 R
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Radiative
energy transport
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3.3
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3.3 due 9/16
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9/16 T
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Equations
of stellar structure, equation of state
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3.2, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6
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3.2, 3.4 due 9/18
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9/18 R
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Opacity, Scaling relations on
main sequence |
3.7, 3.8
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3.5 due 9/23
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9/23 T
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Nuclear energy
production |
3.9 |
3.6 due 9/25 |
9/25 R
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Nuclear reaction rates |
3.10 |
3.7 due 9/30
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9/30 T
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Convection
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3.12 |
3.8 due 10/2
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10/2 R
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Solving
the equations of stellar structure
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3.11 |
3.9 due 10/7
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10/7 T
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Review Equation sheet
for exam
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10/9 R
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Exam #1 |
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10/14 T
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Stellar
evolution and Degenerate
matter |
4.1, 4.2.1, 4.2.2
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4.1 due 10/16
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10/16 R
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White dwarfs
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4.2.3
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4.2 due 10/21
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10/21 T
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Supernovae and
Neutron stars |
4.3 |
4.3 due 10/23
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10/23 R
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Pulsars and their
nebulae |
4.4 |
4.4 due 10/28 |
10/28 T
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Black Holes
Interacting Binaries |
4.5, 4.6.0 |
4.7 due 10/30 |
10/30 R
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Interacting
Binaries |
4.6.1-4.6.3 |
4.9, 4.10 due 11/4 |
11/4 T
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Star Formation |
5.1 |
5.1 due 11/6
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11/6 R
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H II Regions |
5.2 |
5.2 due 11/11
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11/11 T
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continued |
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5.3 due 11/13
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11/13 R
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Interstellar Medium |
5.3, 5.4 |
5.4 due 11/18
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11/18 T
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Problem session
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11/20 R
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Winds from Hot Stars
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11/25-27
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Thanksgiving vacation
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12/2 T
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Problem session continued |
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12/4 R
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Problem session continued |
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12/9 T
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Exam #2 |
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12/11 R
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Who wants to be a millionaire astronomer
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