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STELLAR ASTRONOMY
Astronomy 352K - Spring 2010
MWF 9-10 · RLM 15.216B · Unique No. 47725

stellar nursery

NGC 3603 (ESO)

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EXAM SCHEDULE:

#2: Friday, Nov 5, in class

#3: Thursday, Dec 9, 9AM, RLM15.216B (recheck!); review session Wednesday, Dec 1, RLM 15.216B




FORMULAE HAVE BEEN POSTED WITH "NOTES"




CORRELATION OF NOTES & BOOK SECTIONS:

NOTES SECTION ---> BOOK SECTION
I ---> not covered
IIA ---> 1.2
IIB ---> 3.3
IIC ---> 1.3
IIIA ---> 1.4
IIIB ---> 1.4
IIIC ---> 1.4
IV ---> not covered
V ---> not covered
VIA ---> not covered (explicitly)
VIB ---> 1.6
VIC ---> 1.5 (a bit)
VID ---> 1.5 (a bit)
VIIA ---> 1.5
VIIB ---> 4 (bits and pieces)

BOOK SECTION ---> CLASS DISCUSSION (NOT IN NOTES):
3.3 Specific Intensity (but you had this already)
3.4 Equation of Radiative Transfer !!
3.5 & 3.6 Solution to Rad. Trans. Eq.
3.10 Schwarzschild-Milne Equations
4.2 Grey Atmosphere
4.3.5 Einstein Coeffs.
Figure 4.19
























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Chris Sneden

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