AST 371 - Introduction to Astrophysics

Institution:

University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Description:

General introduction: class of objects, distance scales, observational tools. Gravitation: two-body problem, visual, eclipsing and spectroscopic binary stars. Radiation theory: black-body radiation, optically thin emitters, spectral line positions and profiles, theory of polarization. Spectral classification and the Hertzsprung- Russell diagram, stellar evolution. Large-scale structure and evolution of the Universe, Newtonian cosmology, Olbers' paradox. Prerequisites: PH 111, MA 201. AST 106, 107 are highly suggested. Fall.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uah.edu

Phone Number:

(256) 824-6120

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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