ASTR 5100 Stellar Astrophysics Fall 2017 Time: Mondays 2:20 - 5:20 PM Venus: 501, 2 nd General Building Webpage: http://orion.astr.nthu.edu.tw/star/ 1 S tars - Course Plan Instructor & TA Vivien Chen Office: 513 2 nd General Building Email: [email protected]Office hour: 10:30-11:30, Wednesdays He-Feng Hsieh Office: 520 2 nd General Building Email: [email protected]Office hour: 14:00-15:00, Wednesdays 2 S tars - Course Plan Class Policy Grading policy Problem sets: 70% Final examination: 30% Problem sets are due 5PM Thursdays of the following week unless otherwise instructed Late problems will not be accepted unless there is a valid excuse approved by the instructor prior to the deadline 14 lectures in total National holidays on October 9 and January 1 Vivien away on October 2, 16, and 23. Make-up class on October 11, 9:00-11:50 Final examination on January 8, 2018 3 S tars - Course Plan Textbook and References Textbook The Physics of Stars (2nd edition) by A. C. Phillips (1999, John Wiley), listed price NT$1,200 from 苉蝢 (the 1st edition is fine, too) In MKS units, inconvenient later to connect with professional journal papers in CGS units References The Physical Universe by Frank H. Shu (1982, University Science Books) Radiative Processes in Astrophysics by G. B. Rybicki & A. P. Lightman (1979, Wiley), electronic version available on the campus network 4 S tars - Course Plan
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ASTR 5100 Stellar Astrophysics
Fall 2017
Time: Mondays 2:20 - 5:20 PM Venus: 501, 2nd General Building Webpage: http://orion.astr.nthu.edu.tw/star/
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Stars - Course Plan
Instructor & TAVivien Chen ��� Office: 513 2nd General Building Email: [email protected] Office hour: 10:30-11:30, Wednesdays
He-Feng Hsieh ��� Office: 520 2nd General Building Email: [email protected] Office hour: 14:00-15:00, Wednesdays
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Stars - Course Plan
Class PolicyGrading policy Problem sets: 70% Final examination: 30%
Problem sets are due 5PM Thursdays of the following week unless otherwise instructed Late problems will not be accepted unless there is a valid excuse approved by the instructor prior to the deadline
14 lectures in total National holidays on October 9 and January 1 Vivien away on October 2, 16, and 23. Make-up class on October 11, 9:00-11:50
Final examination on January 8, 2018
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Stars - Course Plan
Textbook and ReferencesTextbook The Physics of Stars (2nd edition) by A. C. Phillips (1999, John Wiley), listed price NT$1,200 from 苉蝢 (the 1st edition is fine, too)
In MKS units, inconvenient later to connect with professional journal papers in CGS units
References The Physical Universe by Frank H. Shu (1982, University Science Books)Radiative Processes in Astrophysics by G. B. Rybicki & A. P. Lightman (1979, Wiley), electronic version available on the campus network
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Course OutlineBasic concepts in Astrophysics Properties of matter and radiation Heat transfer in stars Thermonuclear fusion in stars Stellar structure The end-points of stellar evolution Radiative transfer
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Astronomical Measurements
Astronomical measurements A quick overview of stars