12.5 Dr. Rachel Webster Physics 640-121 and 640-122 or 640-141 and 640-142 or 640-161 and 162 Second semester 39 lectures (three a week) and 12 x 3-hour practical sessions By the completion of the course the student should:

• have a basic knowledge of the structure and evolution of stars and galaxies
• be familiar with the observational and theoretical techniques used to study stars and galaxies.

Light: what is light, black-body radiation, spectroscopy. Stars: basic properties, types of stars, evolution, deaths of stars, our sun. Special objects such as pulsars, supernovae, black holes, white dwarfs. Our galaxy and others: structure of our galaxy, classification of galaxies, peculiar and interacting galaxies. a 3-hour end-of-semester written examination (75 per cent); continuously assessed practical work (25 per cent). Abell Morrison and Wolff, Exploration of the Universe, 6th Ed 12.5 1st year Dr. Rachel Webster. Physics 640-120 or 640-140 or 160 Second semester 39 lectures (three a week) and 12 x 3-hour practical sessions By the completion of the subject the student should:

• have a basic knowledge of the structure and evolution of stars and galaxies
• be familiar with the observational and theoretical techniques used to study stars and galaxies.

Light: what is light, black-body radiation, spectroscopy. Stars: basic properties, types of stars, evolution, deaths of stars, our sun. Special objects such as pulsars, supernovae, black holes, white dwarfs. Our galaxy and others: structure of our galaxy, classification of galaxies, peculiar and interacting galaxies. a 3-hour end-of-semester written examination (75 per cent); continuously assessed practical work (25 per cent). Abell Morrison and Wolff, Exploration of the Universe, 6th Ed