ASTR 451

ASTROPHYSICS I: SUN AND STARS

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Upper-Level

Physics of stellar atmospheres, interiors and evolution. Polytropes, nucleosynthesis, radiative transfer, convection, oscillations, opacities, curves of growth, spectral line theory and observation.

Prerequisites & course information

Short Title: ASTROPHYSICS I: SUN AND STARS Department: Physics and Astronomy Grade Mode: Standard Letter Course Type: Lecture Credit Hours: 3 Restrictions: Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate, Undergraduate Professional or Visiting Undergraduate level students. Course Level: Undergraduate Upper-Level Prerequisite(s): ( ASTR 350 or ASTR 360 ) and ( PHYS 301 and PHYS 302 )

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027