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Tentative Schedule of Topics
(Subject to revision. Details, updates, and readings, will be posted. Also
note that a few class meetings will be devoted to topics related to writing.)
Principles of Matter & Light (review)
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Weeks 1-2 (Jan. 21-28)
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The Sun & the solar neutrino mystery
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Weeks 2-3 (Jan. 30-Feb. 6)
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Main Sequence: superstars to brown dwarfs
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Weeks 4-5 (Feb. 9-20)
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Exoplanets: Planets around other stars
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Week 6 (Feb. 23-27)
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Aging of a Sun-like Star
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Week 7 (Mar. 1-3)
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Aging of a Massive Star (Supernova!)
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Weeks 7-8 (Mar. 5-8)
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S P R I N G B R E A K
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Special & General Relativity
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Weeks 9-10 (Mar. 22-Apr. 2)
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Neutron Stars: Pulsars & More
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Weeks 11-12 (Apr. 5-12)
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Black Holes: Concepts
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Week 13 (Apr. 19-May 4)
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Interacting Stars & (Real) Black Holes
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Week 14 (Apr. 26, 28)
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Special Topics
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Weeks 14-15 (Apr. 30, May 3-5)
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If there is a specific topic that interests you and is relevant to our theme of stars and their life histories, please let me
know and I will see whether we can fit it in. Also, I encourage you to keep an eye out for current and relevant articles
on the web, in newspapers, magazines, etc. and to bring them to my attention. We might evaluate some of these not
only for content, but also for the quality of the writing (everyone likes to be a critic!)
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