Physics 611      ASTROPHYSICS (Stellar atmospheres)      Course Outline


   I.  GENERAL INFORMATION

Course Number, Section and Title:  Physics 611, Section 1, Astrophysics

Class Time and Place: MWF, 11:00-11:50 am, C254 ESC

Instructor:  Dr. Clark G. Christensen

Office:  N482 ESC

Office Hours:  MWF 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm (other hours by appointment)

Telephone:  422-2207 (office), 375-5951 (home).  Email:  cgchristensen@byu.edu

Graders:  Instructor

Credit: 3 hours

Prerequisites:  Physics 427 and 428 or their equivalent..

Texts:   Radiative Processes in Astrophysics by George B. Rybicki and Alan P. Lightman  1979  (New York:  John Wiley & Sons,
             Inc.) and Introduction to Stellar Astrophysics - Volume 2 - Stellar Atmospheres by Erika Böhm-Vitense  1989  (New
             York:  Cambridge University Press)

Audience:  This course is designed for graduate students.

Bulletin Board:  Occasional messages will be posted on the webpage bulletin board.  As these message may involve changes in
             homework deadlines, additional assignments, etc., it will be assumed that class members have checked the bulletin board
             within two days of when messages are posted.