AST/PTYS 545: Astrophysics of Stars and Planets, Spring 2025, University of Arizona, Steward Observatory

Online course website for ASTR/PTYS 545: Astrophysics of Stars and Planets - Spring 2025 taught by @carlnotsagan at University of Arizona, Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory.

This website will serve as a homepage for course materials including lectures, schedules, additional learning materials, assignments, and various examples.

Getting Started

Below are some details about getting started with some of the tools and resources we will be using throughout the semester.

Conda programming environment

Throughout this course we will be using various python tools and packages. conda is a package manager that allows you to create environments for downloading all the packages you need without disrupting (usually) the existing computing env you are using.

Please download the appropriate conda environment for your machine, create an environment for this class, and install a few starting packages including:

conda install anaconda::jupyter

Installing MESA

More information here.

Slack

There is a slack workspace for this course, let me know if you did not receive an invite!