The notes you need are available here, including problem sheets etc.

There are some very useful movies illustrating most phases of astellar evolution, on my webpage here.

Lecture Notes

• Lectures 1 and 2 The Equations of Stellar Structure

• Mixing Length Theory (old assignment)

• Contents of rest of the unit

• Section II: Primary H-Burning Phases

• Section X0: The Std Solar Model

• Section X1: First Dredge-Up Notes

• Section III: Primary He-Burning Phases

• Section X2: Electron Degeneracy

• Section X3: The Core Flash

• Assignment 1: The Evolution of the Sun
  • Some references are here.
  • The latest determination of the composition of the Sun?
  • Get the code here.

• Section X4: The Horizontal Branch

• Section IV: The AGB

• Section X5: AGB Details

• Section X6: Death of the Sun

Pencasts!!! What fun!
Get the "livescribe desktop" application to import these files

• Lecture May 4 here.
• Lecture May 16 here.
• Lecture May 18 here.

Exercise Sheets

• Sheet 1: Analytic problems, pdf.
• Sheet 2: Hydrogen and Helium burning, tgz file with code and ASP3012 sheet and solutions. You are expected to be MASTERS of using this code!
• Sheet 3: Window to the Stars: Here is the ASP3012 exercise sheet and solutions together in a tgz file. See Trent about getting the code installed on your PC, or usae the Maths machines which already have it installed.

Assignment

• Asst 1: The Evolution of the Sun pdf