Astrophysics of Stars
Prof. Gayley
Spring 2009

Syllabus

• Lecture Schedule and Notes
• Grading Policy and Scale
• Homework Assignments
• Here you can see a pdf file of some handy radiative transfer equations from Rob Rutten's online radiative transfer notes. The full notes start here.

GENERAL INFORMATION THE COLLEGE ASKS US TO SHARE WITH ALL STUDENTS:


Department Office: 203 Van Allen Hall
Department Chair (DEO): Professor T. Boggess
Rules and Procedures governed by: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Amount of Work Expected
The College guideline is that one semester hour of credit is the equivalent of approximately three hours of work (class time + out-of-class preparation) each week over the course of a whole semester. In a typical lecture/discussion course, each hour of class normally entails at least two hours of outside preparation for the average student (e.g., in a three-credit-hour lecture course, standard out-of-class preparation is six hours per week).
Availability of modifications
The instructor of this class needs to hear from anyone who has a disability which may require some modification of seating, testing, or other class requirements so that appropriate arrangements may be made. Please contact the instructor during office hours. Students with disabilities should also contact the Office of Student Disabilities Services (335-1462).
Student Complaints
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* Ordinarily, the student should attempt to resolve the matter with the instructor first. Students may talk first to someone other than the instructor (for instance, to the department's director of undergraduate studies, the departmental executive officer, or the University Ombudsperson) if they do not feel, for whatever reason, that they can directly approach the instructor.
* If the complaint is not resolved to the student's satisfaction, the student should go to the course supervisor (if the instructor is a teaching assistant) or to the departmental executive officer.
* If the matter remains unresolved, the student may submit a written complaint to the associate dean for academic programs. The associate dean will attempt to resolve the complaint and, if necessary, may convene a special committee to recommend appropriate action. In any event, the associate dean will respond to the student in writing regarding the disposition of the complaint. For any complaint that cannot be resolved through the mechanisms described above, please refer to the College's Student Academic Handbook for further information.
Academic Misconduct
Instructors who detect cheating or plagiarism may decide, in consultation with the DEO, to reduce the student's grade on the assignment or in the course, even to assign an F. The full policy on academic misconduct is on-line in the College's Student Academic Handbook (http://www.clas.uiowa.edu/students/academic_handbook/ix.shtml).
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Students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have both rights and responsibilities. Students are expected to follow the University's Code of Student Life, and any academic misconduct is taken seriously. Students who are physically or verbally disruptive in a class may be dealt with summarily by the instructor or referred to the dean of students. The instructor reports in writing to the dean of students any disciplinary action undertaken against a student. Inappropriate classroom behavior is a violation of the Code of Student Life. If you have questions, please talk to your instructor, your adviser, or CLAS Academic Programs & Services. Inappropriate classroom behavior may include, but is not limited to: disruption of the classroom atmosphere, for example by sleeping or by reading non-class materials; engaging in non-class activities, for instance, talking on a cell-phone, working on another class assignment, and so on; inappropriate use of profanity in classroom discussion; use of abusive or disrespectful language toward the instructor, a student in the class, or about other individuals or groups.