AST 112 Midterm: Exam 1 Studyguide
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These are areas to concentrate on studying, but you should be familiar with everything we discussed in lecture. The test will cover material in the lecture notes, in-class activities, and homework. Most problems will test your understanding of concepts, but you will see a few de nitions or calculations. Know the best locations to observe different wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. Know the relationship between temperature, luminosity, and radius. Know how to nd the masses of stars in a binary system. Understand how to nd the composition of stars. Know the stages in the evolutionary sequence of a low mass star (<8 solar masses) Know the stages in the evolutionary sequence of a high mass star (>8 solar masses) Know what nuclear fuel and nuclear fusion products are associated with each stage, and what is produced in supernovae. Know how the evolutionary sequence relates to the hr diagram.
