FINAL PROJECT

ASTR 5420 - Stellar Evolution & Interiors

Spring 2016

The final project will make up 25% of your total grade for the class. Your write-up will count for half the final project grade, and your poster presentation for the other half.

Abstract/Proposal

The abstract/proposal for your project will be due as part of the final problem set. It is strongly recommended to discuss project ideas with the instructor for approval beforehand.

Paper

The format of the paper should conform to the standards of an ApJ Letter. To wit, no more than 3500 words and no more than 5 figures and tables. See
http://aastex2.aas.org/ApJL/countwords.html
for detailed length limits.

Poster Presentation

Your poster should be no more than 48''×48'' in size. All posters will be presented during the last day of class, Friday, May 2, 2016. You will be graded using the same criteria used for the Chambliss Poster Prize: see
https://aas.org/files/resources/aas227_chambliss_judging_form_graduate_v4.pdf.

Suggested Project Topics

Your project may either be a review of a topic in stellar astrophysics not covered in detail in class, or computational in nature, dealing with models published in the literature or developing your own. Whatever topic you choose, you should incorporate the relevant physics of stars discussed during the semester into your discussion.

The following is a representative list of possible project topics. You may choose from this list, or develop a topic of your own. In either case, your topic is subject to instructor approval.

Sample literature review topics:

Sample computational projects:

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