Astronomy 311 - Lecture Notes

Astronomy 311

2007 Spring

R. E. Luck

Below are links to the Lecture Notes used in class. Lecture Notes are not organized on a per-lecture basis but on a per topic basis.

All notes are copyright 2007 R. Earle Luck

In Progress - 2 Jan 2007

Lecture Notes
Number	Title	Dates	Powerpoint	PDF
1	Introduction	17 Jan	here	here
2	Thermodynamics I	22 Jan	here	here
3	Thermodynamics II	24 Jan	here	here
4	Basic Definitions	29, 31 Jan	here	here
5	Absorption and Scattering		here	here
6	Equation of Transfer	31 Jan	here	here
7	Radiative Equilibrium	2 Feb	here	here
8	The Gray Case	2 Feb	here	here
9	Atomic Processes	5,7 Feb	here	here
10	Particles in Motion	-	here	here
11	Bound - Bound Transitions	12,14 Feb	here	here
411 Presentation	Upper Main Sequence	14 Feb	here	here
12	Continuous Opacity	19, 21 Feb	here	here
13	Line Broadening	21 Feb	here	here
14	Static Stellar Structure	19 March	here	here
15	Thermonuclear Energy		here	here
16	Stages of Stellar Evolution		here	here
17	Composition and Mass Loss		here	here
18	Advanced Burning		here	here
19	Supernova		here	here