Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2019
ASTR 451 001 (CRN: 10454)
ASTROPHYSICS I: SUN AND STARS
Long Title: ASTROPHYSICS I: SUN AND STARS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Instructor: Johns-Krull, Christopher M.
Meeting: 11:00AM - 11:50AM MWF HBH 423 (26-AUG-2019 - 6-DEC-2019)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Prerequisites: (ASTR 350 OR ASTR 360) AND (PHYS 301 AND PHYS 302)
Section Max Enrollment: 50
Section Enrolled: 5
Enrollment data as of: 21-MAR-2023 12:19AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Final Exam Time:
11-DEC-2019
9:00AM - 12:00PM W HBH 423
Description: Physics of stellar atmospheres, interiors and evolution. Polytropes, nucleosynthesis, radiative transfer, convection, oscillations, opacities, curves of growth, spectral line theory and observation.