This
PDF covers the following topics related to Astronomy : Introduction to
Astrophysics, Size and Distance Scales, Stars: A Basic Overview, Temperature,
Luminosity, and Energy, Energy Sources, The Two-Body Problem and Kepler’s Laws,
Binary Systems, Exoplanets, Planets, and the Solar System, Gravitational Waves,
Radiation, Radiative Transfer, Stellar Classification, Spectra, and Some
Thermodynamics, Stellar Atmospheres, Timescales in Stellar Interiors, Stellar
Structure, Stability, Instability, and Convection, Polytropes, An Introduction
to Nuclear Fusion, Nuclear Reaction Pathways, End Stages of Nuclear Burning,
Stellar Evolution: The Core, Stellar Evolution: The Rest of the Picture, On the
Deaths of Massive Stars, Compact Objects, Neutron Stars, Black Holes, Accretion,
Fluid Mechanics, The Interstellar Medium, Exoplanet Atmospheres, The Big Bang,
Our Starting Point, Thermal and Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Energy Transport.
This note covers the following
topics: classical mechanics and accretion theory, Vector fields and finite
differencing, Fitting data, Light propagation, Scaling laws and dimensions,
Euler Lagrange equations, Globular clusters, Angular momentum vector, Theory of
thin accretion disks, Binary evolution and bondi Hoyle Lyttleton accretion.
This note describes the
following topics: Astronomy History and science, Ancient Mesopotamian Astronomy,
Greek Astronomy, Islamic Astronomy, The Copernican Revolution, The Universe of
the 20th Century.
This note is a survey of observational
astronomy across the electromagnetic spectrum. Topics covered includes: overview
of current telescopes at all wavelengths, CCD basics, S/N and integration time,
some basic concepts, Optical and UV, Telescopes and instruments, FITS data and
optical data reduction, Infrared and X-ray, Data archives, object
catalogs/databases, Statistics and regression analysis, Hard X-ray and
Gamma-ray, Radio, interferometry basics, Non-photon signals: neutrinos, cosmic
rays, gravity waves.
This
astronomy note introduces you to the wonders of modern astronomy.From the Solar
System to the most distant galaxies, we undertake an eye-opening journey, from
how stars work to the structure of the universe itself.