CUPS exercise on binary stars . There will be a test on the material up to this point on Wednesday eveing, March 3. See the exam page for details. Now we'll take a look at the inside of stars, and how they actually make their light. Thursday, March 4.
CUPS exercise on stellar interiors .
Star Deaths Tuesday, March 16. Stars die in different ways, and they leave different things around. Almost all the time, though, they leave something very small and dense, like white dwarfs, neutron stars, or black holes. See Chapter 17, sections 5 and 6 of Chapter 18, and Prelude section 5-3. Thursday, March 18.