March 28, 2000

Review Session for Hour Exam II

(In progress)

 
 
Book  & Other Coverage:  FETU chapter 4, sections 2-5, Chapter 5, Chap 24 sections 1-5, Read explanation on parallax in this link, Chapter 26 sections 1-5, Chapter 27 section 1-5, chapter 28 sections 1-5, chapter 29, sections 1-4.
Also include: Hww#3, HW#4, Quiz#2, Quiz#3, Lab#3,4,5. Open book. Open notes. 50% Multiple Choice 50% 3 problems. Topics: 1. How stars work: Plasma, fusion, etc. 2. Star formation: Gravity vs pressure 3. Stellar evolution to the main sequence, from the main sequence. 4. Stellar demise: seperate core collapse, red giants, planetary nebula, supernovae. 5. stellar corpses: white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes

 
 

 

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