Class Notes

I. Introductory Remarks ( pdf )
II. Properties of Electromagnetic Radiation ( pdf )
III. Photometry: Measuring Stellar Brightness ( pdf )
IV. Effects of the Earth's Atmosphere ( pdf )
V. Observational Tools and Techniques ( pdf )
VI. Spectroscopy and Stellar Spectra ( pdf )
VII. Interpreting Stellar Spectra ( pdf )
VII'. The Structure and Physics of the Interstellar Medium ( pdf )
VIII. The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram ( pdf )
IX. Stellar Motions and Orbits ( pdf )
X. Binary Stars ( pdf )
XI. Radiative Transfer ( pdf )