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The Structure and Evolution of Stars - AST2651

Under Graduate Degree Year module NQF level: 6 Credits: 12
Module presented in English Module presented online
Pre-requisite: MAT1512, PHY1505, PHY1506 Co-requisite: PHY1604
Purpose: To enable students to understand energy sources and timescales, equations of stellar structure, the sun, stars, evolution on the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram, degenerate stars, binary star evolution.