Programs and courses

Course specification

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PHY8004 Stellar Astronomy

Units :	2
Faculty or Section :	Faculty of Sciences
School or Department :	Biological & Physical Sciences
Version produced :	11 April 2013

Other requisites

Students must be enrolled in the course via USQ Professional Development or via the MSCN.

Students will require access to e-mail and internet access to UConnect for this course.

Synopsis

This course introduces stellar astronomy. Topics covered in this course include Binary Systems and Stellar Parameters, The Classification of Stellar Spectra, Stellar Atmospheres. The Interiors of Stars, The Sun, The Process of Star Formation, Post-Main-Sequence Stellar Evolution, Stellar Pulsation, Supernovae, The Degenerate Remnants of Stars, Black Holes, and Close Binary Star Systems. Additional topics develop scientific skills through the use of assignments.

Course offers

Semester	Mode	Campus
Semester 2, 2013	External