Physics 611 ASTROPHYSICS (Stellar atmospheres) Course Outline
I. GENERAL INFORMATION
: Physics 611, Section 1, AstrophysicsCourse Number, Section and Title
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.