Academic Catalog

ASTR401 ASTROPHYSICS I

Course Code: 8640401
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Astrophysics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. GÜLÞAN NÝLGÜN KIZILOÐLU
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Observational aspects of astrophysics; stellar magnitudes and stellar colors; stellar spectra; temperature estimates for stars; radiative transfer in stellar atmosphere; convective energy transport; depth dependence of source function; theoretical temperature stratification; continuous absorption coefficient; pressure stratification; hydrostatic equilibrium equation.