DATE TOPICS FILES, NOTES, and ASSIGNMENTS
Apr. 26 UNIT 23: Horizontal Branch

Apr. 21 UNIT 22: Red-giant branch morphology

Apr. 7 UNIT 20: Subgiant branch

Apr. 5 UNIT 20: Terminal-age main sequence

Mar. 31 UNIT 17: Main-sequence theory/homology

Mar. 24 UNIT 16: Other formulations of convection (2)

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  • ASSIGNMENTS:
  • Computer problem 16.1: Due April 15.
Mar. 22 UNIT 16: Other formulations of convection

Mar. 17 UNIT 15: Convective instability

Mar. 15 Polytrope review of midterm

Mar. 3 UNIT 14: Opacity sources

Mar. 1 UNIT 13: Energy Transport: Radiation

Feb. 24 UNIT 12: Thermodynamics of ideal gas with photons

Feb. 22 UNIT 11: Thermodynamics of ideal gas

Feb. 17 UNIT 10: Polytropes

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  • ASSIGNMENTS:
  • Computer problem 10.1 as your midterm: Due March 10.
Feb. 15 UNIT 9: Hydrostatic equilibrium

Feb. 10 UNIT 8: Density-temperature landscape

Feb. 8 UNIT 7: Degenerate gas equation of state

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  • DUE TODAY: Computer Problem 1.1
  • ASSIGNMENTS:
  • HW 1: Problem 7.1 at the end of Unit 7 notes
  • DUE: Feb. 10, 10:30am, electronic submission in Canvas
Feb. 3 UNIT 7: Degenerate gas equation of state

Feb. 1 UNIT 6: Ideal gas equation of state

Jan. 27 UNIT 4: Distribution functions

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  • ASSIGNMENTS:
  • Computer Problem 1.1 at the end of Unit 1 notes
  • DUE: Monday, February 7, electronic submission in Canvas
Jan. 25 UNIT 5: Mean molecular weight

Jan. 20 UNIT 5: Mean molecular weight

Jan. 18 PART I - STELLAR STRUCTURE

UNIT 1: Equilibrium and Time Scales

1.1 Energy equilibrium, 1.2 local thermodynamic equilibrium
Jan. 13 Introduction


- Overview
  • Files:  [slides] [article]
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  • ASSIGNMENTS:
  • Read carefully the syllabus and MESA notes available in the menu on the left
  • Try to run MESA and do the first assignment in the MESA notes (Computer problem 0.)
  • DUE: Thursday, January 20, electronic submission in Canvas