AST4210 5211: Introduction to Astrophysics - Fall 2009

Class Information

• Lectures: M W F 1:25-2:15pm; HCB 208

• Professor: Peter Hoeflich, 614 Keen Building 644-5567, pah@astro.physics.fsu.edu

• Office hours: Tuesday 1-2pm. You are welcome to contact me whenever you have questions.

• Pre-requisites: MAC2312, PHY2049C

• Textbook: Carroll & Ostlie: An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics

• Main Webpage: see Blackboard

Description

Introductory course for science majors which covers the key aspects and concepts of modern astronomy and astrophysics including coordinate systems, instrumentation, our sun and planets, stars and stellar evolution, binary systems and variable stars, late stages of stellar evolution and stellar explosions, galaxies, and the evolution of the universe.

Solutions to Homework due on the first Friday after due-date

• 1st Group (RyanT, KimW, SaraC, ZackM, TiaraD)_____________:Homeworks 1 Homeworks 5 Homeworks 9

• 2st Group (AugustL, BrandonB, PaulH, CheyvonneP, TerriC)__:Homeworks 2 Homeworks 6 Homeworks 10

• 3rd Group (MatthewD, SteveH, AndrewW, SandyS)______________:Homeworks 3 Homeworks 7 Homeworks 11

• 4th Group (JamieK, AngelD, VictoriaK, MichaelB)___________:Homeworks 4 Homeworks 8 Homeworks 12