--- --- University of Minnesota Astronomy --- ---
Ast 4001, Stellar Astrophysics -- Fall 2009
=== (17 Sept 2009) === Minimal Web Page ===
........ ASTRONOMY 4001, Fall 2009
........ 15:35--16:25 MTWTh, Physics room 210
........ Prof. K. Davidson (office: room 368)
======== Announcement, Oct 25: ========
----------------- Mid-term exam Nov 2 -----------------
We'll have a mid-semester exam at the regular class time next
Monday, November 2. It'll be open book, open notes, time limit
about 45 minutes.
============ TEXTBOOK: ============
Mainly as a supplement to the lectures, we'll use
An Introduction
to the Theory of Stellar Structure and Evolution
by Dina Prialnik.
.... Frankly, this is not a great book. Its sequence of topics
.... is muddled and illogical. But it's better than most of its
.... competitors, and (I hope) less expensive.
.... Lectures, notes, and homework will be more important!
Some useful books have been put on the "Ast 4001" shelf in the
astronomy reading room, 358B.
======= NOTES AND HOMEWORK =======
Homework 1 ..... *pdf file
..... *.doc file
.... Solutions: ..... *pdf
.... *doc ...
Homework 2, notes and refs on astronomical photometry:
...... *pdf file
..... *.doc file
Homework 3, simple stuff about distances and geometry:
...... *pdf file
..... *.doc file
(Sept 22) Homework 4, two radiative diffusion problems:
...... *pdf file
..... *.doc file
(Early Oct) Homework 5, notes on radiative transfer and
............ interactions between matter and radiation:
..... *** Not available yet *** Temporary (?) delay ***
(Oct 7) ... Homework 6, hydrostatic equilibrium etc:
...... *pdf file
..... *.doc file
(Oct 15) ... Homework 7, simple star models:
...... *pdf file
..... *.doc file
(Oct 26) ... Homework 8, simple stellar physics:
...... *pdf file
..... *.doc file
(Nov 9) .... Homework 9, idealized partially evolved star:
...... *pdf file
..... *.doc file