Lecturer: Dr. Mark Westmoquette

Lecture Notes

Material will be made available here as the course progresses. Note: these are partial notes - you should supplement them with your own!

Course Syllabus (PDF)

• Part 1: Introduction (28/9/10)
• Lecture notes (PDF)
• Powerpoint slides
• Part 2: HII regions (5/10/10, 12/10/10, 19/10/10)
• Lecture notes (PDF)
• Powerpoint slides
• Part 3: Diffuse clouds (19/10/10, 26/10/10, 2/11/10, 9/11/10)
• Lecture notes (PDF)
• Powerpoint slides
• Part 4: Star formation (16/11/10, 23/11/10, 30/11/10)
• Lecture Notes (PDF)
• Powerpoint slides

Homeworks

• Problem Sheet 1 (due 2nd Nov 2010)
  
• Problem Sheet 2 (due 7th Dec 2010)
  

Useful links

• PHAS2521 past exam papers (Scroll to bottom of page for links)
  
• Past papers not listed on ULO site: 2008; 2009; 2010
  
• Phys 230: The Interstellar Medium: Dust
  
• The ISM and star formation (images)
  
• Astronomy 162, Star Formation, by Prof. Richard Pogge (Ohio State Uni)
• Orion Nebula volume visualisation (YouTube)
• Simulation of star formation by collapse of molecular clouds (YouTube)