This is a 15 lecture course. Duration of each lecture is 60 minutes.
The classes will start 2018 Sep 18 and run until the week of 2018
Oct 26. The classes will be on
Tuesdays 12:30-13:00 hrs and on Fridays 09:00-11:00 hrs
at the NCRA Lecture hall.
The assessments during the course include take home assignments,
and final exams. The take home assignments need to be returned in a
week. The assignemnts carry 12% weight and final exam carry 88% weight.
Syllabus
Lecture 1, 2018 Sep 18, 12:30-13:30:
General, Introduction to Stellar Evolution, H-R Diagram
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 1.
Lecture 2 and 3, 2018 Sep 21, 09:00-11:00:
H-R diagram of clusters, Basic Equations of Stellar Evolution
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 2 and 3.
Lecture 4, 2018 Sep 25, 12:30-13:30:
Evolution timescales, Equation of state
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 4.
Lecture 5 and 6, 2018 Sep 28, 09:00-11:00:
Radiation pressure, Radiative transfer, Nuclear reactions
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 5 and 6.
Lecture 7 and 8, 2018 Oct 05, 09:00-11:00:
Nuclear reactions, r-, s- processes, photdisintegration, simple stellar
structures, Stability of stellar structures
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 7 and 8.
Lecture 9, 2018 Oct 09, 12:30-13:30:
A schematic picture of evolution of stars
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 9.
Lecture 10 and 11, 2018 Oct 12, 09:00-11:00:
Galaxies, Multiwaveband studies, Milky Way - structure and Composition
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 10 and 11.
Lecture 12, 2018 Oct 16, 12:30-13:30:
Spiral arms, density wave theory, Galactic center, Types of galaxies
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 12.
Lecture 13 and 14, 2018 Oct 19, 09:00-11:00:
Classification of galaxies, Active galaxies
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 13 and 14.
Lecture 15, 2018 Oct 23, 12:30-13:30:
AGN, Clusters of galaxies
Here is a pdf copy of Lecture 15.
