Lectures:
Monday, Thursday 3.45pm--5.00pm, on-line
Office Hours:
TBD
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, 8/30, 9/2 Binary Stars + Exoplanets 7 1.5 9/6, 9/10 Photometric Concepts 3 1.5 9/13, 9/16 Radiation & Quantum Atom 3,5 3 9/20, 9/23, 9/27 Stellar Spectra 8 1 9/30 Stellar Atmosphere Models 9 2 10/4, 10/7
Mid-Term Recess, October 11-12 Take-Home Open-Book Mid-Term Exam, October 17
Stellar Structure 10 3 10/14, 10/18, 10/21 The Sun 11 1 10/25 Stellar Evolution 12,13 3 10/28, 11/1, 11/4 Supernovae, Variable Stars 14 2 11/8, 11/11
Research Project Presentations: in class, November 18
Compact Stellar Remnants I 15 2 11/15, 11/22 Compact Stellar Remnants II 15,16 2 11/29, 12/2
Thanksgiving recess, November 24-26
Take-Home Open-Book Exam, due 5pm December 14.
Special Needs?
Any student with a documented disability needing academic
adjustments or accommodations is requested to speak (virtually) with Dr. Baring
during the first two weeks of class. All discussions will
remain confidential. Students with disabilities should also
contact Disability Resource Center in Room 111 of the Allen Center.
Other texts: