| Date | Topic | P Ch. | Other Texts |
| T Jan 17 | Intro. to stellar properties & | 1 | BD1; HK1; S-sec5 |
| F Jan 20 | structure in the universe | 1 | BDII26,27; MB1 |
| T Jan 24 | Distance measurements | 1 | BD3; MB2-3; BV3 |
| F Jan 27 | Astronomical observations | 1 | BD3; BV1-4; MB2-3 |
| T Jan 31 | Stellar masses: binaries \& planets | 1 | BD3; BV9; MB3; HK2 |
| F Feb 3 | HR diagram | 1 | BD3; BV5; MB3 |
| T Feb 7 | Star clusters | 1 | . " " |
| F Feb 10 | Stellar Spectral Types | 1 | . " " |
| T Feb 14 | Properties of matter (ideal gas) | 2.1-2 | BD2,6; HK3; KW13-17; S-sec8-9 |
| F Feb 17 | . " " (e- degeneracy) | 2.1-2 | . " " |
| T Feb 21 | Properties of radiation | 2.4-6 | . " " |
| F Feb 24 | Ionization | 2.4-6 | . " " |
| T Feb 28 | Heat transfer | 3 | BD5; HK4; KW5; S-sec6 |
| F Mar 2 | . " " | 3 | BD5; HK5; KW6-7; S-sec7 |
| T Mar 6 | Midterm | ||
| F Mar 9 | Thermonuclear fusion in stars | 4 | BD7,12; HK6; KW18; S-sec10 |
| Mar 13&16 | **Spring break** | ||
| T Mar 20 | Thermonuclear fusion in stars | 4 | . " " |
| F Mar 23 | . " " | 5.1-2 | . " " |
| T Mar 27 | Stellar structure | 5.1-2 | BD4,9; HK7; KW9-10,19-22 |
| F Mar 30 | . " " | 5.3 | . " " |
| T Apr 3 | Searches for low-mass stars | 5.4 | . " " |
| F Apr 6 | Models of stellar evolution | 4&5 | BD8-10,12; HK2,8; KW30-33 |
| T Apr 10 | White dwarfs | 6.1 | BD14; HK9; KW35; S-sec26-27 |
| F Apr 13 | Supernovae | 6.2 | BD15; KW34 |
| T Apr 17 | . " " | 6.2 | . " " |
| F Apr 20 | Neutron stars and Black Holes | 6.3-4 | BD16-17; KW36-37 |
| T Apr 24 | Helioseismology | 7 | BD16-17; KW37 |
| F Apr 27 | . " " | 7 | . " " |
| Th May 3 | Final Exam | 1:30-3:00 PM, location t.b.a. |
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