January 23:
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Introduction
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25+30:
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Basic Physics of Compact Objects
READ: ACP, Ch. 1.2 + 2 (skip 2.3-2.5)
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February 1:
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Stellar Evolution: Brief Overview
READ: ACP, Ch. 1.4-1.7
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6+8:
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White Dwarfs
READ: ACP, Ch. 6.1; KST, Ch. 4
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13+15:
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General Relativity I: Spacetime and Geodesics
READ: JBH, Ch. 6 + 7 + 8; KST, Ch. 1 + 2
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20+22:
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General Relativity II: Field Equation
READ: JBH, Ch. 20 + 21 + 22
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27:
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Neutron Stars
READ: ACP, Ch. 6.3; KST, Ch. 5
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March 1:
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Neutron Stars
READ: JBH, Ch. 24
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6:
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Black Holes
READ: ACP, Ch. 6.4; JBH, Ch. 9; KST, Ch. 3 + 6
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8:
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1st Exam
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13+15:
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SPRING BREAK
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20+22:
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Black Holes
READ: JBH, Ch. 12; KST, Ch. 7 + 13
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27+29:
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Hawking Radiation
READ: JBH, Ch. 13.3; KST, Ch. 12
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April 3+5:
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The First Stars: Cosmological Context
READ: ACP, Ch. 1.1; JBH, Ch. 17 + 18 + 19
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10+12:
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The First Stars: How do they form?
READ: ACP, Ch. 1.3
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17+19:
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The First Stars: Structure and Evolution
READ: ACP, Ch. 2.3 + 5.4
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24+26:
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The First Stars: How do they die?
READ: ACP, Ch. 2.6 + 6.2
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May 1:
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Epilogue: The Cosmic Frontier
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3:
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2nd Exam
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