W1L1: Introduction PDF (Intro chapter in textbook) PDF
W2L1: Covered pages 3-9.
W2L2: Prob 1.3, Prob 1.5. HUDF, First image of BH, Story of Gamma Ray Burst discovery. Appendix B.
W2L3: Appendix B continued. Intensity and specific intensity (1.3). Problem 1.9, ex 1.2. resolved vs unresolved images (fig 1.8 and 1.9). RA and dec recap.
W3L1: Olbers' paradox (p.15, Fig 1.11), energy density (sect 1.4), mean intensity J, radiation pressure (sect 1.5)
W5L1: blackboard. We covered Mean free path (section 3.4.3), example 3.4, statistical equilibrium, thermodynamic equilibrium (TE) and local thermodynamic equilibrium (LTE) (section 3.4.4.
W5L2: Ex 3.5, Boltzmann's equation, the neutral hydrogen atom and hydrogen excitation levels. PDF
W8L1: Eddington limit, end of ch 5, Beginning chapter 6, Equation of radiative transfer and its solutions. PDF
W8L2: Rest of ch 6: "Most important equation", LTE solution to radiative transfer equation. Absorption and emission and temperatures of background source. HI clouds. Temp limits. PDF
W11L3: Synchrotron emission, emission and absorption coefficients with pacholczyk's constants, spectral index, synchrotron spectrum. PDF
W12L1: Inverse Compton radiation (last of the non-thermal radiation processes). Beginning ch 9: emission lines. PDF
W12L2: Emission lines, electric, rotational, vibrational and nuclear transitions. PDF
W12L3: Emission lines, line broadening effects: natural, doppler (incl thermal) and pressure broadening. PDF
W13L1: HI line, mass measurement. Recombination lines, optical, (radio in W13L2). PDF
W13L2: optical (continued - line ratios) and radio recombination lines. Press release. PDF
W13L3: Last lecture! Some problems from chapter 10, bringing it all together! PDF
Pdfs of slides are added here in those cases they were written upon. If blackboard was used instead, hopefully not too messy notes will be added by request, or as time goes by (it MAY be better to ask for another students non-messy notes as well though). Stay tuned (or bug me).