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AST/PTYS 545: Astrophysics of Stars and Planets, Spring 2025, University of Arizona, Steward Observatory
Course Overview
Syllabus
Schedule
Course Materials
Week 1
Intro
Hydrostatic Equilibrium, Energy Principles, and the Virial Theorem
Week 2
Constant-Density Model, Energy Generation/Transport, Dimensional Analysis, and the Main Sequence
An Overview of Stellar Evolution
Week 3
Late Stages of Evolution and Evolution in Close Binary Systems
Equations of State
“Almost Perfect” Equations of State and Adiabatic Exponents
Week 4
Explosions, Variable Stars, and Compact Remnants
Radiative and Conductive Heat Transfer
Stellar Spectra
Week 5
Exoplanet Transits, Transmission Spectroscopy, and Limb Darkening
Heat Transfer by Convection
Internal Structure of Giant and Icy Planets
Week 6
Stellar Energy Sources
Nuclear Burning and Neutrino Emission Mechanisms
Stellar Modeling
Week 7
Asteroseismology
The Sun
Week 8
Week 9
Rotation
Week 10
Products of Binary Evolution I
Products of Binary Evolution II
Neutron Stars
Week 11
Black holes and their mergers
Star Formation
Exoplanet Demographics
Week 12
Exoplanet Populations and their Dependence on Host Star Properties
Week 13
Core-Collapse and Thermonuclear Supernovae
Observational and Physical Classification of Supernovae
Post-Main Sequence Evolution through Helium Burning
Week 14
Late evolution of low- and intermediate-mass stars
Pre-supernova evolution of massive stars
Stellar Spectra II
Assignments
Pre-Class Assignments
PCA 1
PCA 2
PCA 3
PCA 4
PCA 5
PCA 6
PCA 7
PCA 8
PCA 9
PCA 10
PCA 11
PCA 12
PCA 13
In-Class Assignments
In-Class Assignment 1
In-Class Assignment 2
In-Class Assignment 3
In-Class Assignment 4
In-Class Assignment 5
In-Class Assignment 6
In-Class Assignment 7
In-Class Assignment 8
In-Class Assignment 9
In-Class Assignment 10
In-Class Assignment 11
In-Class Assignment 12
In-Class Assignment 13
In-Class Assignment 14
In-Class Assignment 15
In-Class Assignment 16
In-Class Assignment 17
In-Class Assignment 18
In-Class Assignment 19
In-Class Assignment 20
In-Class Assignment 21
In-Class Assignment 22
In-Class Assignment 23
In-Class Assignment 24
In-Class Assignment 25
In-Class Assignment 26
In-Class Assignment 27
In-Class Assignment 28
In-Class Assignment 29
Homeworks
Homework 1
Homework 2
Homework 3
Homework 4
Homework 5
Final Project
Project Proposal
Final Project
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