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 ===== - Rationale =====
-The course gives an overall introduction to astrophysics using the physics of stars and radiation. First half of the course deals with the structure and evolution of stars, and the second half with different types of astrophysical radiation.
+The course gives an overall introduction to astrophysics using the physics of stars, radiation and the universe. First half of the course deals with the structure and evolution of stars, and the second half with different types of astrophysical radiation and the universe.
 ===== - Contents =====
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-^ Title ^ Chapter ^
+^ # ^ Topic ^ Chapter ^
-| [[un:Hydrostatic equilibrium]] | 1 |
+| 1.1 | [[un:Hydrostatic equilibrium]] | 1. Equilibrium in stars |
-| [[un:Jeans instability]] | 1 |
+| 1.2 | [[un:Jeans instability]] |:::|
-| [[un:Virial theorem]] | 1 |
+| 1.3 | [[un:Virial theorem]] |:::|
+| 1.4 | [[un:Stellar timescales]] |:::|
+| 1.5 | [[un:Stellar nucleosynthesis]] |:::|
+| 1.6 | [[un:Eddington limit]] |:::|
+| 1.7 | [[un:Pulsation in stars]] |:::|
+| 2.1 | [[un:Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics]] | 2. States of stellar matter |
+| 2.2 | [[un:Intensity and brightness]] |:::|
+| 2.3 | [[un:Ideal gas]] |:::|
+| 2.4 | [[un:Fermi-Dirac statistics]] |:::|
+| 2.6 | [[un:Equations of state]] |:::|
+| 3.1 | [[un:Equations of stellar structure]] | 3. Stellar structure and models |
+| 3.2 | [[un:Heat transfer in stars]] |:::|
+| 3.3 | [[un:Modeling a star]] |:::|
+| 3.4 | [[un:HR diagram]] |:::|
+| 4.1 | [[un:Evolution of single stars]] | 4. Stellar evolution |
+| 5.1 | [[un:Blackbody radiation]] | 5. Blackbody radiation |
+| 6.1 | [[un:Hydrogen spin-flip radiation]] | 6. Hydrogen spin-flip radiation |
+| 7.1 | [[un:Evolution of the universe]] | 7. Cosmic evolution |
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 | Attendance | 10 |
 | Punctuality | 10 |
-| Quizzes | 10 |
+| Midterm viva | 20 |
-| Midterm viva | 25 |
+| Final viva | 20 |
-| Final viva | 25 |
+| Midterm project | 15 |
-| Project presentation | 10 |
+| Final project | 15 |
-| Project report | 10 |
+| Final presentation | 10 |
 ===== - Textbooks =====