PHYS 3305 INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS FALL2009

Prof. Pinsky

SYLLABUS

Aug. 24 M (Read Chap. 1 on your own) Review of Chap. 2—Mechanics

26 W Chap. 3—Continuous Spectrum of Light (Review Chap 4 on your own)

31 M Chap. 5—Light and Matter I

Sep. 2 W Chap. 5—Light and Matter II, and Chap. 7—Binary Systems

7 M Labor Day (NO CLASS)

9 W (Read Chap. 6 on your own) Chap 8—Classification of Stellar Spectra

14 M (NO CLASS-unless otherwise announced)

16 W Review for Exam

21 M EXAM 1 (Chaps. 2, 3, 5, 7 & 8)

23 W Chap. 9—Stellar Atmospheres I

28 M Chap. 9—Stellar Atmospheres II

30 W Chap. 10—Stellar Interiors I

Oct. 5 M Chap. 10—Stellar Interiors II

7 W Chap. 11—The Sun I

12 M Chap. 11—The Sun II

14 W Chap. 12—The Interstellar Medium

19 M Chap.13—Main Sequence and Post Main Sequence Stellar Evolution

21 W Chap. 14—Stellar Pulsation

26 M Review for Exam

28 W EXAM 2 (Chaps. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 & 14)

Nov. 2 M Chaps. 15 & 16—Fate of Massive Stars + Degenerate Remnants of Stars

4 W Chap. 17— General Relativity & Black Holes

9 M Chap. 18— Close Binary Systems

11 W Chaps. 24 & 25—The Milky Way + The Nature of Galaxies

16 M Chaps. 26 & 27—Galactic Evolution + The Structure of the Universe

18 W Chap. 28—Active Galaxies

23 M Chap. 29—Cosmology

25 W Thanksgiving Holiday (NO CLASS

30 M Chap. 30—The Early Universe

Dec. 2 W EXAM 3 (Chaps. 15, 16, 17, 18, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29 & 30)

Dec. 16 W FINAL EXAM (2:00-5:00 PM) (Comprehensive)

Text: AN INTRODUCTION TO MODERN ASTROPHYSICS 2 ed

(Carroll & Ostlie – Pearson-Addison Wesley)