Astrophysics
4 points * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: MAT2010, MAA2011 and MAA2032
Topics will include interstellar matter and star formation; stars and stellar evolution, red giants, white dwarfs; neutron stars and black holes.
Assessment
Examinations (1.5 hours): 85% * Assignments: 15%
Recommended texts
Bowers R and Deeming T Astrophysics, vol. 1, Jones and Bartlett, 1984
Clayton D Principles of stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis, U Chicago P, 1983