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Credit points: 8.0
Coordinator: Dr R Webster
Prerequisite: At least two 220 or 240-series Physics subjects
Contact: 20 lectures and three tutorials
Timetable: First semester
Objectives:
By the end of this course the student should:
- comprehend a wide variety of astrophysical topics and methods;
- be able to apply these techniques to scientific problems in astrophysics;
- appreciate some of the areas of current research interest.
Content:
Stars: magnitudes, colours, distances, masses, radii. Interstellar dust. Spectral classification of stars. Hertzsprung-Russell diagram. Stellar structure - polytrope model. Nuclear energy generation, energy transfer. Stellar evolution. Supernovae. Supernova remnants: their energy sources and radiations. Galactic clusters, globular clusters, galaxies. Cosmological red shift, expansion of the universe. Most topics will be discussed in the context of basic 200-level physics.
Assessment:
A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination.
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