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Unit 3 - 3.1 Post-Main Sequence Evolution

Unit 3 - 3.2 Red Giants and Asymptotic Giant Branch Stars

Unit 3 - 3.3 Planetary Nebulae Formation

Unit 3 - 3.4 Stellar Pulsations and Variable Stars

Unit 4 - 4.1 Supernova Mechanisms and Classifications

Unit 4 - 4.2 White Dwarf Physics and Chandrasekhar Limit

Unit 4 - 4.3 Neutron Star Structure and Pulsars

Unit 4 - 4.4 Black Hole Physics and Event Horizons

Unit 5 - 5.1 Accretion Disk Theory and Models

Unit 5 - 5.2 X-ray Binaries and Cataclysmic Variables

Unit 5 - 5.3 Astrophysical Jets and Outflows

Unit 5 - 5.4 Gamma-Ray Bursts and Their Afterglows

Unit 6 - 6.1 Phases of the Interstellar Medium

Unit 6 - 6.2 Molecular Clouds and Star-Forming Regions

Unit 6 - 6.3 Initial Mass Function and Star Formation Rates

Unit 6 - 6.4 Protostellar Evolution and Young Stellar Objects

Unit 7 - 7.1 Milky Way Components and Morphology

Unit 7 - 7.2 Galactic Kinematics and Rotation Curves

Unit 7 - 7.3 Spiral Structure and Density Wave Theory

Unit 7 - 7.4 Galactic Magnetic Fields and Cosmic Rays

Unit 8 - 8.1 AGN Classification and Unification Models

Unit 8 - 8.2 Supermassive Black Hole Formation and Growth

Unit 8 - 8.3 Quasars and Their Host Galaxies

Unit 8 - 8.4 Feedback Mechanisms and Galaxy Co-evolution

Unit 9 - 9.1 Galaxy Morphologies and Classification Schemes

Unit 9 - 9.2 Galaxy Mergers and Interactions

Unit 9 - 9.3 Star Formation Histories and Chemical Evolution

Unit 9 - 9.4 High-Redshift Galaxies and Cosmic Evolution

Unit 10 - 10.1 Galaxy Cluster Properties and Dynamics

Unit 10 - 10.2 Intracluster Medium and X-ray Observations

Unit 10 - 10.3 Large-Scale Structure Formation and Evolution

Unit 10 - 10.4 Cosmic Web and Voids

Unit 11 - 11.1 Observational Evidence for Dark Matter

Unit 11 - 11.2 Dark Matter Particle Candidates

Unit 11 - 11.3 Dark Matter Distribution and Halo Models

Unit 11 - 11.4 Dark Matter Detection Experiments

Unit 12 - 12.1 Hubble's Law and Distance Measurements

Unit 12 - 12.2 Friedmann Equations and Cosmic Expansion

Unit 12 - 12.3 Cosmic Distance Ladder and Standard Candles

Unit 12 - 12.4 Age and Size of the Universe

Unit 13 - 13.1 Inflationary Theory and Models

Unit 13 - 13.2 Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

Unit 13 - 13.3 Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

Unit 13 - 13.4 Recombination and Decoupling

Unit 14 - 14.1 Evidence for Cosmic Acceleration

Unit 14 - 14.2 Dark Energy Models and the Cosmological Constant

Unit 14 - 14.2 Dark Energy Models and the Cosmological Constant

Unit 14 - 14.3 Modified Gravity Theories

Unit 14 - 14.4 Fate of the Universe

Unit 15 - 15.1 Spectroscopic and Photometric Redshift Surveys

Unit 15 - 15.2 Weak Lensing and Cosmic Shear

Unit 15 - 15.3 Baryon Acoustic Oscillations

Unit 15 - 15.4 Cosmic Microwave Background Experiments

Unit 16 - 16.1 Gravitational Wave Detection and Sources

Unit 16 - 16.2 Exoplanet Detection Methods and Characterization

Unit 16 - 16.3 Habitable Zones and Planetary Atmospheres

Unit 16 - 16.4 Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI)
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