Academic Catalog

ASTR311 MODERN ASTROPHYSICS I

Course Code: 8640311
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. ÞÖLEN BALMAN
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.

Course Content

The language of astrophysics: the ideal-gas law, black-body radiation, and stellar spectra. stellar evolution: pre-main sequence, main sequence, post-main sequence and final configurations of matter.