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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Description: Students will discuss their current or recent experiences as a student. They will also learn how to create productive learning environments by reviewing research on the nature of teaching and learning; setting course goals and objectives; using interactive lectures, peer instruction, engaging demonstrations, collaborative groups, tutorials, and ranking tasks; and observing other instructors. Students will conduct a collaborative research project of their choosing related to astronomy and space science. The course will culminate with students presenting mock lectures using these techniques. Graduate-level requirements include an increased degree of rigor required to earn the same grade. Since graduate students are further along their academic path, the bar is set higher for equal achievement. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Student must be Astronomy or Planetary Science undergraduate or graduate major. Consent of instructor. May be repeated: for credit 3 times (maximum 4 enrollments). Identical to: PTYS 556. May be convened with: ASTR 456. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
The Anthropology of Astronomy
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3.00 Credits
Description: The goal of this course is to present an introduction to fundamental plasma physics and magnetohydrodymics, beginning with kinetic theory. The various important limits including the vlasov equation and magnetohydrodynamics will be derived. Applications will be mostly from astrophysics and the solar system. These will include the main dynamical processes in the solar atmosphere, interplanetary medium, magnetospheres, interstellar medium, blast waves, accretion disks, etc. The emphasis throughout will be on basic physical processes and the various approximations used in their application to concrete problems. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: PTYS 558; PTYS is home department. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: An introduction to Einstein's theory of General Relativity for seniors or beginning graduate students. Topics include: Review of Special Relativity; Gravity as Geometry; Curved Spacetimes/Geodesics; Introduction to Tensors/Curvature; Solar system Tests of Gravity; Gravitational Lensing; Black Holes; Gravitational Waves; Gravity and Cosmology; Dark Matter/Dark Energy. Graduate-level requirements include a term project that will be presented towards the end of the semester. Moreover, graduate students will be required to solve more (and more advanced) homework problems. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: PHYS 569; PHYS is home department. May be convened with: ASTR 469. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: General relativity with application to celestial mechanics, stellar structure, gravitational radiation, black holes, gravitational lensing and cosmology. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: PHYS 571. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: The purpose of this class is to strengthen the writing skills of the student along the entire range of writing, from technical scientific writing in astronomy to popular articles about astronomy. It has the secondary purpose of preparing the student for the wide variety of occasions when communication skills, written and verbal, will be required in the professional practice of astronomy. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Typical structure: 2 hours lecture, 1 hour discussion. Usually offered: Fall.
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3.00 Credits
Description: Radiation mechanisms, synchrotron radiation, charged particle acceleration, pulsars, black holes, accretion disks, X-ray binaries, gamma-ray sources, radio galaxies, active galactic nuclei. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: PHYS 582, PTYS 582. Usually offered: Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: While the origin of optical astronomy is lost in the mists of time, we know exactly when radio astronomy was born, January 1932. This was when Karl Jansky began his first experiments at Bell Telephone Laboratory in Holmdel, NJ. Since then radio astronomy has grown from a serendipitous science to a cornerstone of modern astronomy. In radio astronomy we use photons with characteristic dimensions from 100's of meters to 100's of microns, to probe a huge variety of objects and phenomenon, everything from comets and the origin of the solar system to the origin and structure of the Universe. In this course, you will be introduced to the fundamentals of radio astronomy. Topics will include instrumentation and techniques, emission and absorption mechanisms, present and future telescopes, as well as data analysis techniques. Course material will be introduced through a mixture of classroom discussion, hands-on laboratory experiments, and observational projects. Graduate students requirements include more extensive homework, laboratory, and observing assignments than the undergraduate participants. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. May be convened with: ASTR 485. Usually offered: Fall, Spring.
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3.00 Credits
Description: The four overarching ideas about astronomy education and public outreach that frame this course can be summarized as: (1) the main conceptual ideas that students and the public need to be engaged in regarding astronomy; (2) a working knowledge of science education research and how people learn astronomy in different venues; (3) the most effective strategies to partner with and disseminate materials to K-14 formal learning entities; and (4) the nature of effective informal free-choice learning environments (including modern museums, planetariums, observatory visitor centers, and science centers). Students will study and apply contemporary learning theory in a variety of learning environments and critically evaluate existing products and programs as preparation for planning and evaluating novel programs. Course is characterized by discussion on assigned readings, mini-lectures, field-trips, evaluation of existing programs, and by creation of new programs. Graduate-level requirements include two additional critical review projects, one of which must be suitable for submission to Astronomy Education Review as a scholarly review. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. May be repeated: for a total of 9 units of credit. May be convened with: ASTR 486. Usually offered: Fall, Spring, Summer.
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3.00 Credits
Description: A survey of the origin of the elements in stars and the Big Bang. Topics include supernovae and stellar evolution, abundances in meteorites, metal-poor stars, and high-redshift systems, and the nature of the first stars. Grading: Regular grades are awarded for this course: A B C D E. Identical to: GEOS 587, PHYS 587, PTYS 587. Usually offered: Fall.
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