5- SPH basics - numerical viscosity - Kelvin-Helmholtz instabilities - other problems and their amelioration

1- The basics - overview of stellar evolution as a function of mass and metallicity - from evolutionary tracks to isochrones - quick overview of chemical...

2- More on isochrones - bolometric corrections and Teff-color relations - populating isochrones, and the IMF - simulating star clusters - simulating apparent...

3- From star clusters to external galaxies - basic methods - age and metallicity distribution functions for different stars, including main sequence, red clump...

4- From external galaxies to the Milky Way - basic equation of stellar statistics, computational methods - overview of available MW codes - expected populations...

5- Some current problems and opportunities - simulating kinematics - simulating variables - simulating non-solar scaled populations - simulating rare and...

1- Overview of the structure of our Galaxy in the context of other galaxies - the basic components - dark matter properties - general ideas about galaxy...

2- The thin disk. - observational issues with the star formation history and the dynamical evolution of the thin disk. - continuing gas accretion - theoretical...

3- The thick disk in the context of other disk galaxies - systematics of thick disks in other galaxies - chemical, structural and dynamical properties of the...