Suggested readings are in parentheses, with abbreviations de-coded at the bottom.

Boldface indicates readings from the main course text. You should definitely do these.
The other references are optional but useful for added insight.

Week 1: (Sep 30 - Oct 4 )

1. Observed and Inferred Properties of Stars (LB:1.1-1.4,1.6; V3:1; G:1 p1-10)

2. The HR Diagram; Evolution of Stars on Myr to Gyr Time Scales (LB:1.7; HKT:2)

Part II: Star Formation

3. Hydrostatic Equilibrium; The Virial Theorem (LB:2.1-2.3; V3:2; HKT:1.2-1.3)

Week 2: (Oct 7--11)

4. More Physical Principles; Conditions for Star Formation (V3:20)

5. Jeans Mass, Free-Fall Collapse, Pre-Main Sequence (LB:2.4-2.6)

Part III: Stellar Atmospheres

6. Radiative Transfer Terminology (LB:3.1-3.3; V2:4,5; HKT:4.1; G:5; M:1-2)

Week 3: (Oct 14--18)
Lynne away on Monday/Tuesday - need to schedule a make-up class

7. Eq. of Radiative Transfer; Plane Parallel Atmosphere (LB:3.4; G:7 p127-136) )

8. Atomic Excitation / Ionization; LTE (LB:1.5,3.5-3.6; V2:7.2-3; HKT:3.3-3.4)

9. Blackbody Radiation; Einstein Coefficients (V2:3; HKT:3.2; G:6; M:5)

Week 4: (Oct 21--25)

10. Continuous Opacity Sources (V2:7; HKT:4.4,4.6; G:8; M:4)

11. Grey Atmosphere; Radiative Equilibrium (LB:4.1-4.2; V2:6; M:3; G:7 p136-141, HKT 4.1)

12. Non-Grey Atmospheres; Eddington Approx (LB:3.7-3.8; V2:3; HKT:3.2; G:6; M:5)

Week 5: (Oct 28-- Nov 1)

13. Rosseland Mean Opacity; Schwarzschild-Milne Relation (LB:3.9-3.12)

14. Line Opacity; Line Broadening Mechanisms (LB:4.3; V2:10.2-10.6,11; HKT:4.8.1-4.8.2; G:11(skim); M:8-9)

15. Equivalent Width and Curve of Growth (LB:4.4; V2:10.7; G:13(skim))

ADDITIONAL ATMOSPHERES TOPICS, TIME PERMITTING:

XX. Model Stellar Atmospheres (LB:4.5; V2:8,9; HKT:4.2-4.3; G:9; M:7)

XX. Spectral Line Radiative Transfer (V2:10.8-10.9; HKT:4.8.3; G:13(skim)

XX. Spectral Lines as Diagnostics of Abundance, Gravity, Rotation (V2:12; G:15 p372-380; G:16; G:17 up to p.378; G:18 up to p. 411)

XX. Chromospheres, Coronae, Stellar Winds (V2:15-16)

(MID-TERM)

Week 6: (Nov 4--8)
Lynne away on Monday/Tuesday - need to schedule a make-up class

16. The Equations of Stellar Structure (LB:5.1-5.2; V3:2; HKT:1.1,1.4)

17. Conductive and Radiative Energy Transport (LB:5.3 V3:3; HKT:4.5, 4.1-3)

18. Convective Energy Transport (LB:5.3 V3:4,5; HKT:5; G:7 p141-144)

Week 7: (Oct 11--15)

19. Thermal Physics, Equations of State (LB:5.6 G:1 p10-18, HKT:3.1,3,7)

20. Mixing Length; Convective Zone Depth (LB:5.3 V3:6,7; HKT:5; G:7 p144-145)

21. Numerical Solutions to Stellar Structure Equations ( V3:9,12,13; HKT:7.3)

Week 8: (Nov 18--22)

22. Polytropic Solutions to Stellar Structure Equations (LB:5.4-5.5 HKT:7.1-2)

23. Main Sequence Homology Relations (LB: ?? V3:10; HKT:1.6)

24. Nuclear Reactions and Fusion in Stars (LB:6.1-4,6.13 V3:8; HKT:1.5)

Week 9: (Nov 25 -- Nov 29) -- note that we have a short week due to thanksgiving holiday

25. Main Sequence Hydrogen Burning (LB:6.5 V3:8.1-8.5, 13; HKT:6.1-5)

26. Helium Burning (LB:6.6 ; V3:11; HKT:9)

Week 10: (Dec 2--6)

27. Post-Main Sequence for Low Mass Stars ==> White Dwarfs; Degeneracy (LB:6.8,6.10 V3:14,16; HKT:3.5-3.6,10)

28. Post-Main Sequence for Massive Stars ==> Supernovae (LB:6.7-6.8,6.11-6.12 V3:8.6-9,15; HKT:6.6-8)

29. Helium to Carbon to Si Burning, r & s -processes

ADDITIONAL INTERIORS TOPICS, TIME PERMITTING:

XX. Application of Polytropes Across the HR Diagram; rho-T Revisited

XX. Stellar Pulsation; Asteroseismology (LB:5.7)

Week 11: (Dec 9--13)

Final Examination Period