Physics
171.313
Fall 2008
Introduction to Stellar
Physics
Professor Paul D. Feldman
pdf@pha.jhu.edu
Office: Bloomberg 141
Phone: 6-7339
Office Hours: Monday 3-4 pm and
by appointment
Lectures: TTh 10:30 - 11:45
am, Bloomberg 176
Text:
Prialnik: An
Introduction to the Theory of Stellar Structure and Evolution, Cambridge
(2000).
References:
Carroll &
Ostlie, "An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics", Second
Edition, Addison-Wesley (2007).
F. Shu, "The Physical Universe: an Introduction to
Astronomy", University Science Books (1982)
.
L. H. Aller, "Astrophysics;
the atmospheres of the sun and stars", Ronald Press (1963).
M. Schwarzschild, "Structure and
evolution of the stars", Dover (1965).
A
recent review of the solar neutrino problem can be found here.
Astronomy resources
on the Web
Reading Assignments
(revised October 29, 2008)
Problem
Set No. 1 (due September 25,
2008)
Problem
Set No. 2 (due October 7, 2008)
Problem Set No. 3 (due October 16, 2008)
Problem Set No. 4 (due October 28, 2008)
Problem Set No. 5 (due November 25, 2008)
Problem Set No. 6 (due December 4, 2008)
Last revision (11/25/2008)
