| # |
Date |
Note |
References |
| 1
|
Sep.
02, 2010 |
Introduction including
sylllabus (PPT, 13 MB)
|
|
| 2 |
Sep.
09, 2010 |
MHD Equations - A Brief
Review (scanned notes, PDF, 5 MB)
|
PF book: CH1.1, CH1.2. |
| 3 |
Sep. 16,
2010 |
Magnetic Field (PPT, 2 MB)
(Last updated on Sep. 30, 2010)
Magnetic Field:
--
Potential
Field and PFSS mode (scanned note, PDF, 5 MB)
|
AS book: CH5.2, |
| 4 |
Sep. 23,
2010 |
Spectroscopy and MHD
Simulation by Art Poland (PDF, 5 MB) |
|
| 5 |
Sep. 30,
2010 |
Magnetic Field (scanned note,
PDF, 5 MB)
-- Force-Free Field: linear and non-linear
-- Nullpoints and Separators |
AS book: CH5.3, CH5.4,
CH5.5, CH5.6 |
| 6 |
Oct. 07,
2010 |
Current Sheet (scanned
note, PDF, 7MB) |
PF CH1.3, CH2.1, CH2.2 |
| 7 |
Oct. 14,
2010 |
Magnetic Induction
Equation, Frozen-flux, 1-D Magnetic Diffusion (scanned note,
PDF 5 MB) |
PF CH1.2, CH1.4, CH3.1 |
| 8 |
Oct. 21,
2010 |
1-D Magnetic
Advection, Stagnation-point Flow Model (scanned note, PDF 5
MB) |
CH3.1, CH3.2, CH4.1 |
| 9 |
Oct. 28,
2010 |
Sweet-Parker Reconnection
Model (scanned note, PDF 4 MB) |
CH4.2 |
| 10 |
Nov. 04,
2010 |
Midterm Exam - Review Sheet (PDF)
Introduction to Flares
and CMEs (PPT, 20 MB) |
|
| 11 |
Nov. 11,
2010 |
MHD Waves and Shocks (scanned
note, 5MB) |
|
| 12 |
Nov. 18,
2010 |
Petschek's Mechanism and
Other Fast Regimes (scanned note, PDF 5 MB) |
CH4.3, CH5.1 |
| * |
Nov. 25,
2010
(Thanksgiving) |
No CLASS |
|
| 13 |
Dec. 02,
2010 |
Flare Models and CME Models (PPT, 15 MB)
CME
Flux Rope Models (scanned
PDF,, 3 MB) |
|
| 14 |
Dec. 09,
2010 |
Student Presentation of
Project 2
Particle Acceleration
Quick Review (PPT, 1 MB)
Final Exam Review(scanned
note, PDF) |
CH13 |
| * |
Dec.
16, 2010 |
Final
Exam |
|
