Introduction to Astrophysics Syllabus
Instructor
Dovi Poznanski
Email : dovi@tau.ac.il
Academic Year, Semesters
2018B
Number of Hours/ Credits
3+1
Mandatory/Elective
Elective (except physics only majors)
Prerequisites
Analytical Mechanics, Special Relativity, QM1
Year in program & how often given, if relevant
Year 3 of physics, given annually
Course overview – short abstract
Stars - observations, stellar structure, stellar evolution, compact stars, interstellar medium, galaxies, cosmology.
Learning outcomes – short description (if you don’t have LOs, then don’t write anything in this part)
Assessment: coursework and grade structure
Final exam – 100%
Week-by-week content, assignments and reading
Week 1 Introduction, basic stellar observations
Week 2-4 Stellar physics
Week 5-6 Stellar evolution, compact remnants
Week 7-8 Star formation, Interstellar medium
Week 9 Galaxies
Week 10 Gravitational Lensing
Week 11-13 Cosmology (introduction, Friedman equations, solutions, observations, Cosmic Microwave Background, early Universe)
Required text – in language of origin (if Hebrew or Arabic, no need to translate it)
Astrophysics in a Nutshell by Dan Maoz, Princeton University Press