DATE TOPICS FILES, NOTES, and ASSIGNMENTS
Nov. 30 Dynamo theories
Nov. 28 Observations of dynamo effects
Nov. 16 Alfven waves
Nov. 9 Coronal arcade model, Alfven waves
  • [notes ]
  • DUE TODAY: GROUP MHD PROBLEMS
Nov. 7 Magnetic forces, magnetostatics, force-free fields
Nov. 2 MHD example problems
Oct. 31 Magnetic Reynolds number, magnetic field lines
  • [notes ]
  • DUE TODAY: Model S assignment
Oct. 26 UNIT 8: Magnetohydrodynamics: Maxwell's equations, induction equation
Oct. 24 Internal gravity waves, surface gravity waves
Oct. 19 Perturbation theory, acoustic waves
  • [notes ]
  • DUE TODAY: Radiation zone model
Oct. 17 Unit 6: Hydrodynamics, equations of motion
  • [notes ]
  • DUE TODAY: Convection zone model
Oct. 12 Unit 5: Radiative zone, Radiation transport
  • [notes ]
  • ASSIGNMENT
  • Compute the radiation zone model as described in the above notes [SOLUTIONS]
  • DUE: OCTOBER 19 (midnight)
Oct. 10 Mixing length, convection model
  • [notes ]
  • ASSIGNMENT
  • Compute the convection zone model as described in the above notes [SOLUTIONS]
  • DUE: OCTOBER 17 (midnight)
Oct. 5 No Class
Oct. 3 Energy transport by convection, mixing length theory: acceleration and length scales
Sep. 28 Granulation
  • [notes ] [slides (5 Mb)]
  • DUE TODAY: Short code from Sep. 21
  • DUE FRIDAY: Photosphere model
Sep. 26 Unit 4: Convection, Convective instability
Sep. 21 Eddington relation, opacity in photosphere
  • [notes]
  • ASSIGNMENT
  • Write a short code to compute the 1 homework problem in these notes
  • DUE: SEPTEMBER 30 (or sooner)
Sep. 19 No Class - out of town
Sep. 14 Optical depth, limb darkening
Sep. 12 Unit 3: Radiative transfer, basics
  • [notes]
  • DUE TODAY: HW Set #3.
Sep. 7 Polytropes, energy, Virial theorem
  • [notes]
  • DUE TODAY: HW Set #2.
  • ASSIGNMENT
  • HW Set #3: 2 problems in the above notes [Solutions (9/21)]
  • DUE: Mon. Sep. 12, before class
Sep. 5 No Class - Labor day
Aug. 31 Equation of state, stratification
  • [notes]
  • DUE TODAY: HW Set #1.
  • ASSIGNMENT
  • HW Set #2: 3 problems in the above notes. [Solutions (9/12)]
  • DUE: Wed. Sep. 7, before class
Aug. 29 Time scales, mean molecular weight
  • [notes]
  • ASSIGNMENT
  • HW Set #1: 2 problems in the above notes. [Solutions (9/7)]
  • DUE: Wed. Aug. 31, before class
Aug. 24 Introduction to the Sun (2), UNIT 2: Hydrostatics
Debye length
  • [notes]
  • For the presentation slides, see the Aug. 22 class files
  • Remember to bring calculators to class from now on
Aug. 22 Introduction to the Sun (1)
  • [slides (31 Mb)] [article]
  • Note: the "slides" version are the slides as you saw them in class, movies and all (that should play in acrobat). The "article" version is a printer-friendly version, smaller, no movies.
  • [Assignment 1] answers from all groups.