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. The Structure and Physics of the Interstellar Medium [pdf]

VIII. The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram [pdf]

IX. High-resolution Spectral Line Analysis [pdf]

X. Stellar Motions and Orbits [pdf]

XI. Binary Stars [pdf]

XII. The Interstellar Medium and Gaseous Nebulae [pdf]

XIII. Stellar Evolution [pdf]