ASTR367/702, Stellar Structure
Syllabus| Date | Topic | Homework | Reading |
| Wednesday, August 20 | Units | Ch 1 | |
| Friday, August 22 | Basic star characteristics
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HW1 Assigned | Ch 1 |
| Monday, August 25 | Basic star characteristics
Blackbodies |
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| Wednesday, August 27 | Equations of Stellar Structure Hydrostatic Equilibrium, the virial theorem
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Ch 2 | |
| Friday, August 29 | HW Review | HW2 Assigned | |
| Monday, September 1 | -----------------
(Labor Day) |
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| Wednesday, September 3 | Equations of Stellar Structure. Hydrostatic equilibrium, the virial theorem | Ch 2 | |
| Friday, September 5 | HW Review, timescales | HW3 Assigned | |
| Monday, September 8 | Equations of state
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Ch 3 | |
| Wednesday, September 10 | Basic properties of stars and dependencies. Characteristic timescales for evolution, mass-radius and mass-luminosity relations | Ch 3 | |
| Friday, September 12 | HW Review | HW4 Assigned | |
| Monday, September 15 |
Opacity and the temperature gradient
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Ch 3 | |
| Wednesday, September 17 | Nuclear Fusion. Processes for energy generation in stars
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Ch 4 |
| Friday, September 19 | HW Review | HW5 Assigned | |
| Monday, September 22 | Nuclear Fusion. Processes for energy generation in stars | Ch 4 | |
| Wednesday, September 24 | Catch-Up, Review, and Problem Solving | ||
| Friday, September 26 | HW/Midterm Review
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| Monday, September 29 | Midterm 1 | ||
| Wednesday, October 1 | Midterm Review | ||
| Friday, October 3 | Homology relations. Relationships between stellar properties
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Ch 5,6 | |
| Monday, October 6 | Homology relations. Relationships between stellar properties
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Ch 5,6 | |
| Wednesday, October 8 | Stellar Stability
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HW6 Assigned | Ch 5,6 |
| Friday, October 10 | ----------------- (Fall break) | ||
| Monday, October 13 | Stellar Stability | Ch 7 | |
| Wednesday, October 15 | Stellar Stability | Ch 7 | |
| Friday, October 17 | HW Review | HW7 Assigned | |
| Monday, October 20 | Stellar Evolution
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Ch 9 | |
| Wednesday, October 22 | Stellar Evolution | Ch 9 | |
| Friday, October 24 | HW Review, Stellar Evolution | Ch 9 | |
| Monday, October 27 | Stellar Evolution | Ch 9 | |
| Wednesday, October 29 | Stellar Evolution | Ch 9 | |
| Friday, October 31 | Midterm Review | ||
| Monday, November 3 | Midterm | ||
| Wednesday, November 5 | Midterm review |
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| Friday, November 7 | Stellar Pulsations. Cepheids, non-radial pulsations, astroseismology | ||
| Monday, November 10 | Stellar Pulsations. Cepheids, non-radial pulsations, astroseismology | Ch 9 | |
| Wednesday, November 12 | Compact Objects
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Ch 9 | |
| Friday, November 14 | Stellar death. Supernovae and their manifestations | HW8 Assigned | Ch 10 |
| Monday, November 17 | Compact Objects and Relativity Neutron stars and black holes | Ch 10 | |
| Wednesday, November 19 | Compact Objects and Relativity Neutron stars and black holes | ||
| Friday, November 21 | HW Review | HW9 Assigned | |
| Monday, November 24 | -----------------
(Thanksgiving Break) |
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| Wednesday, November 26 | -----------------
(Thanksgiving Break) |
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| Friday, November 28 | -----------------
(Thanksgiving Break) |
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| Monday, December 1 | Binary star systems. Accretion, Roche lobes, CVs, novae
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Ch 11 | |
| Wednesday, December 3 | Binary star systems. Accretion, Roche lobes, CVs, novae | Ch 11 | |
| Friday, December 5 | HW Review, Lagrangian points | ||
| Monday, December 8 | Binary star systems. Accretion, Roche lobes, CVs, novae | ||
| Wednesday, December 10 | Course Review | ||
| Tuesday, December 16th 2-4pm | Final Exam |