Lectures:
Tuesday & Thursday, 10.50pm - 12.05pm, Hermann Brown 453.
Office Hours:
Wednesday 1.30pm-3.00pm, Hermann Brown 310.
Required Text: Modern Astrophysics,
by Bradley Carroll and Dale Ostlie.
C & O APPROX NUMBER APPROX
TOPIC CHAPTER OF LECTURES DATES
Celestial Mechanics 1,2 3 8/26, 8/28, 9/2
Binary Stars + Exoplanets 7 1.5 9/4, 9/9
Tides, Comets & Asteroids 20,21 1 9/11
Photometric Concepts 3 1.5 9/16, 9/18
Radiation & Quantum Atom 3,5 3 9/23, 9/25, 9/30
Stellar Spectra 8 1 10/2
Stellar Atmosphere Models 9 2 10/7, 10/9
Mid-Term Recess, October 13-14
Take-Home Open-Book Mid-Term Exam, October 19/20
Stellar Structure 10 3 10/16, 10/21, 10/23
The Sun 11 1 10/28
Stellar Evolution 12,13 3 10/30, 11/4, 11/6
Supernovae, Variable Stars 14 2 11/11, 11/13
Compact Stellar Remnants I 15 2 11/18, 11/20
Thanksgiving recess, November 26-28
Compact Stellar Remnants II 15,16 2 12/2, 12/4
Take-Home Open-Book Final Exam, due 5pm December 16.
Lecture/date allocations for the material are approximate, and may be modified as the semester progresses, for example should serendipitous travel to a meeting arise for Dr. Baring.
Special Needs?
Any student with a documented disability needing academic
adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak with Dr. Baring
during the first two weeks of class. All discussions will
remain confidential. Students with disabilities should also
contact Disability Support Services in the Ley Student Center.
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