Handbook

PREREQUISITE: ASP2062 or permission from the unit coordinator and one of MTH2010, MTH2015 or ENG2005 and one of MTH2032 or MTH2040

This unit involves a mixture of lectures, computer laboratories, theoretical workshops and an evening of astronomical observations using our telescopes on campus. This reflects the status of astrophysics as a multidisciplinary science based on observation, theory, and computational modelling.

• Applies to all offerings

• Applies to all offerings

The workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours spread across the semester (roughly 12 hours per week) - approximately an even mixture of attendance at scheduled activities and self-scheduled study time. Learning activities comprise a mixture of instructor directed, peer directed and self-directed learning, which includes face-to-face and online engagement.

Note: the unit includes a commitment of about 3 hours of astronomical observing after hours (evening / night-time) using facilities at the Clayton campus, the exact timing of which is weather dependent.

Carroll & Ostlie (CO) An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics , 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley (2007) http://wps.aw.com/aw_carroll_ostlie_astro_2e/48/12319/3153834.cw/index.html

L. Sparke and J. Gallagher "Galaxies in the Universe: An Introduction"

D. Clayton “Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis”

R. Kippenhahn, A. Weigert, and Weiss “Stellar Structure and Evolution”