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Astrophysics_yachay

Introduction to Astrophysics classes at Yachay 2024 2st semester

Syllabus

  1. Introduction to astrophysics
  2. Radiative transfer
  3. Stellar astrophysics
  4. Interstellar medium
  5. Extragalactic astronomy
  6. The spacetime dynamics of the Universe
  7. The thermal history of the Universe
  8. Relativistic cosmology

Evaluation

  • Quizzes - 20% of the grade
  • Homework - 20% of the grade
  • Midterm exam - 30% of the grade
  • Final exam - 30% of the grade

Recommended Books

Arnab Rai Choudhuri: Astrophysics for physicists

Carroll, Bradley W., and Dale A. Ostlie. An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics

Lecture notes

The slides presented in class are in the folder called slides. The slides are mostly based on the book Arnab Rai Choudhuri: Astrophysics for physicists

Slides will be updated regularly.

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[email protected]

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