Date |
Day | Topic | HW | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12 | M |
Introduction | ||
| 1/14 | W | Solar abundances | ||
| 1/16 | F | Solar abundances | HW1 Handout |
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| 1/19 | M | No Class - MLK day | ||
| 1/21 | W | Solar abundances | ||
| 1/23 | F | Abundances outside solar system | HW1 due, HW2 handout | |
| 1/26 | M | Group exercise: solar abundances | RA1 due | |
| 1/28 | W | Intro nuclear: masses and decays | ||
| 1/30 | F | Intro nuclear: masses and decays | HW2 due, HW3 handout | |
| 2/2 | M | H-burning: pp-chain | ||
| 2/4 | W | Intro astrophysical reaction rates | ||
| 2/6 | F | Stars on the main sequence | HW3 due , HW4 handout | |
2/9 |
M | Stars on the main sequence | ||
| 2/11 | W | Direct reaction rates: intro and neutrons | ||
| 2/13 | F | Group exercise; CNO cycle | Term paper topic due HW4 due, HW5 handout |
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| 2/16 | M | Discuss Q-values, CNO cycle | Reading Assignment | |
| 2/18 | W | Direction reaction rates: charged particles | ||
| 2/20 | F | Resonant reaction rates | HW5 due, HW6 handout | |
| 2/23 | M | Resonant reacton rates | ||
| 2/25 | W | Group exercise: advanced burning stages I | Reading Assignment Due | |
| 2/27 | F | Group exercise: advanced burning stages II | HW6 due | |
| 3/2 | M | Advanced burning stages | ||
| 3/4 | W | Laboratory measurements | ||
| 3/6 | F | Big Bang | HW7 handout | |
| 3/9 | M | no class - Spring Break | ||
| 3/11 | W | no class - Spring Break | ||
| 3/13 | F | no class - Spring Break | ||
| 3/16 | M | Laboratory Measurements | ||
| 3/18 | W | Supernovae | ||
| 3/20 | F | cancelled | HW7 due | |
| 3/23 | M | Supernovae | ||
| 3/25 | W | Remnants and inverse reactions | ||
| 3/27 | F | Type Ias | HW8 handout | |
| 3/30 | M | neutron capture processes | ||
| 4/1 | W | neutron capture processes | ||
| 4/3 | F | neutron capture processes | HW9 handout HW8 due | |
4/6 |
M | r-process observations |
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| 4/8 | W | r-process nuclear physics |
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| 4/10 | F | r-process models | HW9 due HW10 handout | FRDM HFB-14 |
| 4/13 | M | r-process wrap up | ||
| 4/15 | W | Lecture by Tananbaum, 1:45 pm in 1400 BPS | ||
| 4/17 | F | p-process | ||
4/20 |
M | rp-process ROOM CHANGE: TBA | ||
| 4/22 | W | rp-process | ||
| 4/24 | F | rp-process ROOM CHANGE: TBA | ||
| 4/27 | M | |||
| 4/29 | W | |||
| 5/1 | F | |||
| Finals week |