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ASTR 3730 Astrophysics 1
FALL 2002
COURSE SCHEDULE (APPROXIMATE)
| Week |
Month |
Date |
Lecture Topics |
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| 1 |
August |
22 |
Brief Survey of the Universe, Units |
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| 2 |
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29 |
Photon Emission Mechanisms, Radiation from Charged Particles |
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| 3 |
September |
7 |
Cyclotron Radiation, Synchrotron Radiation |
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| 4 |
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12 |
Bremsstrahlung, Compton Effects |
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| 5 |
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19 |
Blackbody Radiation, Sun |
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| 6 |
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26 |
Structure, Activity |
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| 7 |
October |
3 |
Exam #1, Stars |
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| 8 |
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10 |
H-R Diagram, Stellar Evolution, Fall Break |
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| 9 |
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17 |
White Dwarfs |
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| 10 |
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24 |
Supernovae |
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| 11 |
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31 |
Neutron Stars, Pulsars |
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| 12 |
November |
7 |
Black Holes |
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| 13 |
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14 |
Exam #2, Mass Transfer |
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| 14 |
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21 |
Interstellar Medium, Supernova Remnants, Thanksgiving |
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| 15 |
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28 |
Structure of the Milky Way, Spiral Waves |
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| 16 |
December |
5 |
Overview of Extragalactic and Cosmology |
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| 17 |
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9 |
Final Exam |
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