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Lectures:

• I. Physical properties of stars
• II. Equilibrium and timescales
• III. Equations of stellar structure
• IIIb. Convection
• IV. Energy generation and opacity
• V. Homology and the main sequence
• VI. Equations of state
• VI. Equations of state, continued
• VII. Helioseismology
• VIII. Pulsating stars
• IX. Nuclear reactions
• X. Abundance of elements
• XI. Supernovae and neutron stars
• XII. Stellar evolution
• XIII. Binary Stars
• XIV. Stellar atmospheres

Problem Sets:

• Problem Set 1, due Thursday, October 5, 10:00 am; solutions
• Problem Set 2, due Thursday, October 19, 10:00 am; solutions
• Problem Set 3, due Thursday, November 2, 10:00 am; solutions
• Problem Set 4, due Thursday, November 16, 10:00 am; solutions
• Problem Set 5, due Thursday, November 30, 10:00 am; solutions

Final Exam:

• Final Exam, due Friday, December 8, 5:00 pm

MESA Resources:

• MESA Webpage
• MESA SDK

Useful Links for the Stellar Model:

• Shooting to a Fitting Point
• Numerical Recipes
• OPAL Opacities
• Opacity Project (OP)
• OPServer
• Low-Temperature Opacities (i.e., for molecules)
• Solar abundances: Asplund et al. 2009, ARA&A, 47, 481
• Comparison models in the literature

General Purpose:

• Introduction to neutron stars
• Neutron Star Structure and the Equation of State
• The Nuclear Equation of State and Neutron Star Masses
• Helioseismology review paper
• Table of Isotopes
• Full-Network Repository of Updated Isotopic Tables & Yields (FRUITY)
• NIST Atomic Spectral Database
• Characteristics of Stellar Spectral Types
• Model Stellar Atmospheres (Kurucz)
• Model Stellar Atmospheres (PHOENIX code)
• Solar Granulation
• Big Bear Solar Observatory
• Yonsei-Yale Model Isochrones
• Visualization of Non-Radial Stellar Pulsation Modes 1
• Visualization of Non-Radial Stellar Pulsation Modes 2

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