Physics  428       INTRODUCTION  TO  aSTROPHYSICS       Course Outline

       V.  SEMESTER SCHEDULE (Winter 2009)

                Class meets MWF at 3:00-3:50 pm in C460 ESC.  *HW assignments are subject to revision.

Week

Date
(2009)

 Topic Figures,
 Tables,
 Images		 Suppl. Rdg. (pp.) HW
Assgn. Due*
1 M Jan  5  Interpretation of Spectral and Luminosity Sequences, Calculation of Pe 1, 2

 

  
W Jan  7  The Pe-Pgas Relationship, Disassociation Equilibrium 2-5    
F Jan  9  Stellar Spectra: Continua, Planck Function, Kirchoff's Laws 6-15    
2 M Jan 12  Hydrogen-Like Spectra: Bohr Model, Sommerfeld's Modification 16-18

125-158

1
W Jan 14  
F Jan 16  ", Wave Mechanics, Quantum Numbers, Exclusion Principle 19-26  

 
3 M Jan 19

M A R T I N   L U T H E R   K I N G ,   J R.   D A Y

  
W Jan 21  Wave Mechanics, Quantum Numbers, Exclusion Principle 19-26    
F Jan 23  Spectroscopic Notation, Grotrian Diagrams

143-150

 
4 M Jan 26  The Zeeman Effect, The Spectra of Alkali Metals 27-30

150-152

  

W Jan 28

    

 F Jan 30

  Synchrotron Radiation

30a

1159-1160

 
5 M Feb  2  The Radiation Field 31

255-261

2
W Feb  4  Blackbody Radiation, Kirchoff's Law, Absorption and Emission

75-82, 261-276

  
F Feb  6  The Equation of Transfer 32, 33 276-292  
6 M Feb  9  The Gray Atmosphere 34, 35  
W Feb 11  
F Feb 13  Einstein Coefficients:  Ann', Bn'n, and Bnn' ; Emission, Absorption and Scattering 36,37

3
7 M Feb 16

 P R E S I D E N T S '   D A Y

  
T Feb 17  Einstein Coefficients:  Ann', Bn'n, and Bnn' ; Emission, Absorption and Scattering 36,37

293-314

  
W Feb 18

 Spectral Line Formation, Broadening Processes:  Classical Radiation Damping

38, 39  
F Feb 20

4
8 M Feb 23  Electron and Rayleigh Scattering, QM Corrections to Radiation Damping 39, 40  
W Feb 25  
F Feb 27  Collisional Damping 41-45

5
9 M Mar  2  The Thermal Doppler Broadening Profile, Combining (Convolving) Profiles  
W Mar  4  
F Mar  6  Convolving Damping and Doppler Broadening, The Voigt Profile  
10 M Mar  9  Approximations to the Voigt Profile, Sample Line-Profile Calculations

6
W Mar 11  
F Mar 13  Midterm Examination (Conceptual, Open-Book)  

Jan 5 - Mar 11

Midterm
11 M Mar 16  Stark Broadening    

46-47

 

  
W Mar 18    
F Mar 20  Stellar Spectra Revisited, The Holtzmark Function, The Inglis-Teller Formula

48-54

297-300

 
12 M Mar 23  The Curve of Growth

55-59

300-307

7
W Mar 25  
F Mar 27  
13 M Mar 30  Microturbulence, Macroturbulence

60-63

  

8
W Apr  1  Macroturbulent Broadening, Rotational Broadening    
F Apr  3  Rotational Broadening, Stellar Rotation    
14 M Apr  6  Terrestrial Atmospheric Effects on Observations  Extinction    
W Apr  8  Refraction 64    
F Apr 10  Corrections to Observed Radial Velocities  Annual, Diurnal, Solar Motion 65  

 
15 M Apr 13  Solar Motion, Galactic Rotation 66    
W Apr 15 E X A M   P R E P A R A T I O N   D A Y S  
Θ Apr 16  
16 T Apr 21 F I N A L   E X A M I N A T I O N   (3:00-6:00 pm)   All Final