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ASTR730 / CSI661 - Fall 2012
 Stellar Astrophysics

Prof. Jie Zhang
corona magnetic field

Class Notes (Last Modified: Aug. 28, 2012)

# Date Notes References
1 Aug. 28, 2012 Syllabus (PDF)
An Introduction (PPT)
CH02

2 Sep. 04, 2012 An Overview of Stellar Evolution: Part 1, Some Basics (PPT, 3MB)
An Overview of Stellar Evolution: Part 2, Life Cycle of Stars (PPT, 3MB)
Appendix A
CH02
3 Sep. 11, 2012 Preliminaries: Part 1 (scanned, 5MB) CH1.1
CH1.2
4 Sep. 18, 2012 Preliminaries: Part 2 (scanned, 5 MB) CH1.3
CH1.4
CH1.7
5 Sep. 25, 2012 Preliminaries: Part 3 (scanned, 1 MB)

Equations of State: Part 1(scanned, 5 MB)
CH1.4.1

CH3.1
CH3.2
6 Oct. 02, 2012 Equations of State: Part 2 (scanned, 5 MB) CH3.3
CH3.4
CH3.5
* Oct. 09, 2012 No Class (Columbus Day Recess Exchange)
7 Oct. 16, 2012 Equations of State: Part 3 (scanned, 4 MB)


CH3.7

8 Oct. 23, 2012 ---Midterm Exam---
Midterm Exam Review Sheet
Radiation and Conduction Transfer: Part 1
CH4.1
* Oct. 30, 2012 No Class (Cancelled due to hurricane Sandy, make up on Dec 11)
9 Nov. 06, 2012 Radiation and Conduction Transfer: Part 2 CH4.1
CH4.2
CH4.4
CH4.5
10 Nov. 13, 2012 Radiation and Conduction Transfer: Part 3

Heat Transfer by Convection: Part 1

Project Assignment
CH5.1
11 Nov. 20, 2012 Heat Transfer by Convection: Part 2

Stellar Energy Sources- Self Study

Stellar Modeling
CH5.1

CH6

CH7
12 Nov. 27, 2012 Structure and Evolution of  the Sun: Par 1 (PPT)
Structure and Evolution of the Sun: Part 2 (scanned)
CH8
13 Dec. 04, 2012 Stellar Atmosphere - Part 1 (scanned)
Stellar Atmosphere - Part 2 (PPT) (A Supplement)
CH4.3
Supplement
14
Dec. 11, 2012
Stellar Atmosphere - Part 3 (scanned)

Final Exam Review
CH4.8
* Dec. 18, 2012 Final Exam 4:30 - 7:15 PM