Schedule for ASTR 4201 (Fall 2020)


*Schedule subject to change pending reasonable advance notice

Date Book Sections "Quick Notes" Related Homework
Tue. Aug. 25 - - Syllabus, Homework Procedure
Thu. Aug. 27 1.1-1.3 Light Propagation pdf,mp4,yt Homework 1
Tue. Sep. 1 1.4-1.5 Blackbody Radiation pdf,mp4,yt Homework 1
Thu. Sep. 3 1.6 Magnitudes pdf,mp4,yt Homework 1 Class Solutions
Tue. Sep. 8 2.1-2.2 Simple Atmospheres pdf,mp4,yt Homework 2
Thu. Sep. 10 2.3-2.4 Dynamical Time pdf,mp4,yt Check-in, Homework 2
Tue. Sep. 15 2.5 Virial Equilibrium pdf,mp4,yt Homework 2
Thu. Sep. 17 2.6 Star Formation pdf,mp4,yt Homework 2 Class Solutions
Tue. Sep. 22 3.1 Photons and Matter pdf,mp4,yt Homework 3
Thu. Sep. 24 3.2-3.3 Photon Diffusion Time pdf,mp4,yt Homework 3
Tue. Sep. 29 3.3-3.4 Random Walk pdf,mp4,yt Homework 3
Thu. Oct. 1 3.5 Eddington Gray Atmosphere pdf,mp4,yt Check-in, Homework 3 Class Solutions
Tue. Oct. 6 4.1-4.3 Orbital Angular Momentum pdf,mp4,yt Homework 4
Thu. Oct. 8 4.4 Saha Equation pdf,mp4,yt Homework 4
Tue. Oct. 13 4.5 Oscillator Strengths pdf,mp4,yt Homework 4 Class Solutions
Thu. Oct. 15 All of the above All of the above Midterm, Group A
Tue. Oct. 20 All of the above All of the above Midterm, Group B
Thu. Oct. 22 5.1 Liquid Drop Model pdf,mp4,yt Check-in, Homework 5
Tue. Oct. 27 5.2 Cross Sections pdf,mp4,yt Homework 5
Thu. Oct. 29 5.3-5.4 Hydrogen Burning pdf,mp4,yt Homework 5
Tue. Nov. 3 - No Class - Election Day Vote. Consider volunteering as a poll worker.
Thu. Nov. 5 6.1 Convection pdf,mp4,yt Homework 5 Class Solutions, Homework 6
Tue. Nov. 10 6.2 Stellar Convection pdf,mp4,yt Homework 6
Thu. Nov. 12 6.3 Planetary Mass Radius pdf,mp4,yt Check-in, Homework 6
Tue. Nov. 17 6.4 End of Earth pdf,mp4,yt Homework 6 Class Solutions
Thu. Nov. 19 7.1 s-process pdf,mp4,yt Homework 7
Tue. Nov. 24 - No Class - Thanksgiving -
Thu. Nov. 26 - No Class - Thanksgiving -
Tue. Dec. 1 7.2 Supernova Nucleosynthesis pdf,mp4,yt Homework 7
Thu. Dec. 3 7.3 Compact Object Nucleosynthesis pdf,mp4,yt Homework 7 Class Solutions
Week of Dec. 7 All of the above All of the above Final Exam, Check-in