Class Plans

Week 12

Lecture 31 [B] [08/04/19]

Topic: Thermal history and Helium abundance.

Lecture 32 [B] [09/04/19]

Topic: Spiral Structures.

Lecture 33 [S] [10/04/19]

Topic: Cosmic history with neutral Hydrogen.

Week 11

Lecture 30 [B] [03/04/19]

Topic: Thermal history (continued).

Lecture 29 [B] [02/04/19]

Topic: Horizon, age, expanding universe models and thermal history.

Lecture 28 [B] [01/04/19]

Topic: Redshift, distance and Friedman models.

Week 10

Lecture 27 [B] [27/03/19]

Topic: Introduction to Cosmology, Hubble's law and FRWL metric.

Lecture 26 [B] [26/03/19]

Topic: Galactic Dynamics, orbit of stars.

Reference: Theoretical Astrophysics by T. Padmanabhan (vol II [Cambridge University Press; 1st edition]

Lecture 25 [B] [25/03/19]

Topic: Galactic Dynamics, steady state, orbits of stars.

Reference: Theoretical Astrophysics by T. Padmanabhan (vol II [Cambridge University Press; 1st edition]

Week 9

Lecture 24 [B] [13/03/19]

Topic: Galactic dynamics, Collision-less Boltzmann Equations, Jeans Equations.

Reference: Theoretical Astrophysics by T. Padmanabhan (vol II [Cambridge University Press; 1st edition]

Lecture 23 [B] [12/03/19]

Topic: More on ISM, rotation curve, Tully-Fisher relation and dispersion measure. Morphological classification.

Lecture 22 [B] [11/03/19]

Topic: Introduction to Galaxies, constituents and physics of ISM.

Week 8

Lecture 21 [B] [06/03/19]

Topic: Evolution of the high mass stars and Jeans Instability

Reference: Physical Universe by Frank Shu

Theory of Stellar structure and evolution by D. Prialnik

Lecture 20 [B] [05/03/19]

Topic: Evolution of the low mass stars

Reference: Physical Universe by Frank Shu

Week 7

Lecture 19 [B] [27/02/19]

Topic: The polytropic equation of state and related consequences.

Reference: Theory of Stellar structure and evolution by D. Prialnik

Lecture 18 [B] [26/02/19]

Topic: A simple theory of main sequence.

Reference: Theory of Stellar structure and evolution by D. Prialnik

Lecture 17 [B] [25/02/19]

Topic: Equations of Stellar Structure III.

Reference: Theory of Stellar structure and evolution by D. Prialnik

Week 6

QUIZ [Q] [13/02/19]

Topic: All assignments

Lecture 16 [B] [12/02/19]

Topic: Equations of Stellar Structure II.

Reference: Theory of Stellar structure and evolution by D. Prialnik

Week 5

Lecture 15 [B] [07/02/19]

Topic: Equations of Stellar Structure I.

Reference: Theory of Stellar structure and evolution by D. Prialnik

Lecture 14 [B] [06/02/19]

Topic: Introduction to the theory of Stellar Structure and Evolution.

Reference: Theory of Stellar structure and evolution by D. Prialnik

Lecture 13 [B] [05/02/19]

Topic: Basics of optical astronomy.

Reference: Class Note/To Measure the Sky by F. R. Chromey

Week 4

Lecture 12 [B] [30/01/19]

Topic: Radio Interferometry.

Reference: Class Note only.

Lecture 11 [B] [29/01/19]

Topic: Introduction to coherent and non coherent detection of radiation, single dish radio telescope.

Reference: Class Note only.

Lecture 10 [B] [28/01/19]

Topic: Hyperfine line of hydrogen, introduction to radiation detection.

Reference: Galactic Dynamics by J. Binney and S. Tremaine [Princeton University Press; 2nd edition]

Week 3

Lecture 9 [B] [23/01/19]

Topic: Special case of atomic transitions, two level system and hyperfine line of hydrogen.

Reference: Radiative Transffer in Astrophysics by G. B. Ribicki and P. Lightman

Lecture 8 [B] [22/01/19]

Topic: Thermal equilibrium, Non thermal emissions, Kirchoff's Laws.

Reference: Radiative Transffer in Astrophysics by G. B. Ribicki and P. Lightman

Lecture 7 [B] [21/01/19]

Topic: Radiative Transfer equation, thermal emissions.

Reference: Radiative Transffer in Astrophysics by G. B. Ribicki and P. Lightman

Week 2

Lecture 6 [B] [15/01/19]

• Topic: Radiative Transffer.
• Reference: Radiative Transffer in Astrophysics by G. B. Ribicki and P. Lightman

Lecture 5 [B] [15/01/19]

• Topic: Magnitude, Color and Photometry.
• Reference: Physical Universe by, Frank Shu

Lecture 4 [B] [14/01/19]

• Topic: Measurement of time and radial distances.
• Reference: An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics by Bradley Caroll and Dale A. Ostile

Week 1

Lecture 3 [B] [09/01/19]

• Topic: Coordinate Systems, measurement of distances.
• Reference: An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics by Bradley Caroll and Dale A. Ostile

Lecture 2 [B] [08/01/19]

• Topic: Celestial Sphere, Coordinate Systems.
• Reference: An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics by Bradley Caroll and Dale A. Ostile

Lecture 1 [S] [07/01/19]

• Topic: Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
• Reference: Physical Universe by, Frank Shu
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