Stars and Stellar Evolution
- Lecture term: Oct. 11, 2012 - Jan 31, 2013
-
Lectures:
Thu 9:15-11:00 (from Oct. 11)
Location: AIfA Bonn , Lecture Hall
Excercises:
Mon 10:15-12:00, Room 0.008 , or
Wed 14:15-16:00, Romm MPI 001 (except 24.10., 21.11., 5.12: Room 3.010)
Lab part (obligatory):
Fri 8:45-9:00, Room 0.007
STARTS FRIDAY NOV. 8
Please see here for details
Find the lecture notes:
Chapter 1-3
Chapter 4-5
Chapter 6-7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12 . -
The lecture notes have been set up by Dr. Onno Pols, and are based to a large extent
on the book by R. Kippenhahn and A. Weigert "Stellar Structure and Evolution", Springer 1990,
ISBN 3-540-50211-4.
The setup of the lectures is as follows: in the lectures, it is assumed that you worked through the
corresponding chapter of the day (see table below). During the lecture, we will mainly discuss the
questions you have about the lecture topic. Please email your questions before Wednesday 13:00 to
Fabian Schneider
(fschneid@astro.uni-bonn.de)
so that they can be considered for the Thursday lectures. In your email,
please use "SSE" as subject, and mention at the beginning of your question the corresponding
subsection of the lecture notes.
Note that 50% of the grade for this lecture will be based on
your questions. The other half will be based on the final written exam (open book).
As a mandatory part of this course, we offer a computer practicum based on the interactive stellar
evolution software developed by Prof. Robert Izzard, who also leads this part.
This start Nov. 8 and takes place on Friday mornings (likely 8:45 - 10:00) in room 0.007.
Time Table
Lectures
(Thu 9:15-10:45) Lecture: Chapters Exercises
(time tbd) email questions by
Oct. 11 Ch.1 - -
Oct. 18 Ch.1, 2.1, 2.2 - Wed, Oct. 17, 13:00
Oct. 25 Ch.2.3, 2.4, 3 1.1-1.4 Wed, Oct. 24, 13:00
Nov. 8 Ch.4 2.2-2.4 Wed, Nov. 7, 13:00
Nov. 15 Ch.5 3.1, 3.3 Wed, Nov. 14, 13:00
Nov. 22 Ch.6 4.1-4.4 Wed, Nov. 21, 13:00
Nov. 29 Ch.7 5.1-5.4 Wed, Nov. 28, 13:00
Dec. 6 Ch.7 6.2-6.4 Wed, Dec. 5, 13:00
Dec. 13 Ch.8 7.1,7.3 Wed, Dec. 12, 13:00
Dec. 20 Ch.8/9 8.1-8.4 Wed, Dec. 19, 13:00
Jan. 10 Ch.9 9.1,9.2 Wed, Jan. 9, 13:00
Jan. 17 Ch.10 10.1,10.2 Wed, Jan. 16, 13:00
Jan. 24 Ch.11 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 Wed, Jan. 23, 13:00
Jan. 31 Ch.12 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 Wed, Jan. 30, 13:00
Feb.14 Exam time: 10:15 room 0.008
before Apr. 4 Rep.exam (Exam will be oral; contact
me for time slot) room 3.002
Information on the final exam:
The final exam will take place on Feb. 14, 10:15-12:15 (see table above).
You may use the lecture notes during the exam, as well as any other book you like.
Pocket calculators may be used as well. Laptops, however, are not allowed to be used
during the exam.
Information for non-physics/astronomy students:
You are also asked to take part in the final exam. However, you may restrict
yourself to answering only 2 out of 4 questions.
The grades are out (see below)! Not too bad, I should say. I hope you
enjoyed the course!
The grades are put into the electronic system today (Feb 20).
To learn details about your results, and to check your exam file, please
see me on Feb. 28 during our "lecture time": 9:00-11:00, or email
me for an appointment.
final grades (incl. questions)
grade 1 2 3 4 5
# 5 12 1 1 4
Here, Alex Tudorica's beautiful images demonstrating various stages
of stellar evolution from the night sky of Bonn using the AIfA'a rooftop telescope:
Lectures:
Thu 9:15-11:00 (from Oct. 11)
Location: AIfA Bonn , Lecture Hall
Excercises:
Mon 10:15-12:00, Room 0.008 , or
Wed 14:15-16:00, Romm MPI 001 (except 24.10., 21.11., 5.12: Room 3.010)
Lab part (obligatory):
Fri 8:45-9:00, Room 0.007
STARTS FRIDAY NOV. 8
Please see here for details
Find the lecture notes: Chapter 1-3 Chapter 4-5 Chapter 6-7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 .
The lecture notes have been set up by Dr. Onno Pols, and are based to a large extent on the book by R. Kippenhahn and A. Weigert "Stellar Structure and Evolution", Springer 1990, ISBN 3-540-50211-4.
The setup of the lectures is as follows: in the lectures, it is assumed that you worked through the corresponding chapter of the day (see table below). During the lecture, we will mainly discuss the questions you have about the lecture topic. Please email your questions before Wednesday 13:00 to Fabian Schneider (fschneid@astro.uni-bonn.de) so that they can be considered for the Thursday lectures. In your email, please use "SSE" as subject, and mention at the beginning of your question the corresponding subsection of the lecture notes. Note that 50% of the grade for this lecture will be based on your questions. The other half will be based on the final written exam (open book). As a mandatory part of this course, we offer a computer practicum based on the interactive stellar evolution software developed by Prof. Robert Izzard, who also leads this part. This start Nov. 8 and takes place on Friday mornings (likely 8:45 - 10:00) in room 0.007.
Time Table | |||
| Lectures (Thu 9:15-10:45) | Lecture: Chapters | Exercises (time tbd) | email questions by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 11 | Ch.1 | - | - |
| Oct. 18 | Ch.1, 2.1, 2.2 | - | Wed, Oct. 17, 13:00 |
| Oct. 25 | Ch.2.3, 2.4, 3 | 1.1-1.4 | Wed, Oct. 24, 13:00 |
| Nov. 8 | Ch.4 | 2.2-2.4 | Wed, Nov. 7, 13:00 |
| Nov. 15 | Ch.5 | 3.1, 3.3 | Wed, Nov. 14, 13:00 |
| Nov. 22 | Ch.6 | 4.1-4.4 | Wed, Nov. 21, 13:00 |
| Nov. 29 | Ch.7 | 5.1-5.4 | Wed, Nov. 28, 13:00 |
| Dec. 6 | Ch.7 | 6.2-6.4 | Wed, Dec. 5, 13:00 |
| Dec. 13 | Ch.8 | 7.1,7.3 | Wed, Dec. 12, 13:00 |
| Dec. 20 | Ch.8/9 | 8.1-8.4 | Wed, Dec. 19, 13:00 |
| Jan. 10 | Ch.9 | 9.1,9.2 | Wed, Jan. 9, 13:00 |
| Jan. 17 | Ch.10 | 10.1,10.2 | Wed, Jan. 16, 13:00 |
| Jan. 24 | Ch.11 | 11.1, 11.2, 11.3 | Wed, Jan. 23, 13:00 |
| Jan. 31 | Ch.12 | 12.1, 12.2, 12.3 | Wed, Jan. 30, 13:00 |
| Feb.14 | Exam | time: 10:15 | room 0.008 |
| before Apr. 4 | Rep.exam | (Exam will be oral; contact me for time slot) | room 3.002 |
The final exam will take place on Feb. 14, 10:15-12:15 (see table above). You may use the lecture notes during the exam, as well as any other book you like. Pocket calculators may be used as well. Laptops, however, are not allowed to be used during the exam.
Information for non-physics/astronomy students:
You are also asked to take part in the final exam. However, you may restrict yourself to answering only 2 out of 4 questions.
The grades are out (see below)! Not too bad, I should say. I hope you enjoyed the course!
The grades are put into the electronic system today (Feb 20). To learn details about your results, and to check your exam file, please see me on Feb. 28 during our "lecture time": 9:00-11:00, or email me for an appointment.
final grades (incl. questions) | |||||
| grade | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Here, Alex Tudorica's beautiful images demonstrating various stages of stellar evolution from the night sky of Bonn using the AIfA'a rooftop telescope:
