Astronomy 335 - Astrophysics II
Fall
2016
01
4.00
Michael Stage
MW 02:00PM-03:20PM
Amherst College
ASTR-335-01-1617F
MERR 204
mstage@amherst.edu
The same basic laws describe stars and planets. We will learn about equations of state as well as radiative and convective heat transport in order to understand the steady-state structure of stellar and planetary interiors and atmospheres. We will then see how waves propagate through these bodies, producing stellar pulsations, earthquakes, and weather.
Requisite: MATH 121 and PHYS 124 or 117. Fall semester. Visiting Professor Stage.