ASTR 290a - or b. Field Work 298a or b. Independent Work 300a or b. Senior Thesis 301- 302. Senior Thesis 320a. Astrophysics of the Interstellar Medium( 2 or 1) 1/ 2 or 1) 1/ 2 or 1)

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Vassar College

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A study of the observations and theory related to interstellar matter, including masers, protostars, dust, atomic, molecular and ionized gas clouds. Radiative transfer, collapse and expansion processes, shocks and spiral density waves will be discussed. Ms. Elmegreen. Prerequisites: One 200-level physics course or one 200-level astronomy course; Junior or Senior status; or by permission of instructor.

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1.00

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Lecture

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www.vassar.edu

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(845) 437-7000

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Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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