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ASTR 400A: Theoretical Astrophysics, Fall 2025, University of Arizona, Steward Observatory

Course Overview

Syllabus
Schedule

Course Materials

Week 1
- Intro & orders of magnitude
- An Overview of Stellar Evolution
Week 2
- Mechanical and thermal equilibrium
- Equations of State I
Week 3
- Equations of State II
- Polytropic stellar models
Week 4
- Radiative energy transport & conduction
- Opacities
Week 5
- Convection
- Convection II
Week 6
- Stellar Energy Sources
- Stellar Energy Sources II

Assignments

Pre-Class Assignments
- PCA 1
In-Class Assignments
Homeworks
- Homework 1
- Homework 2
Final Project

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Final Project

Final Project#

Total (40% of Final Grade)

Details about the Final Project are here.

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Homework 2

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Literature review project and presentation

By Carl E. Fields

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