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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Introduces practical research skills and provides orientation to computational tools commonly used in research by astrophysicists and planetary scientists, including UNIX and IDL. Restricted to ASTR majors.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Prereq., instructor consent.
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3.00 Credits
Discusses the scientific basis for the possible existence of extraterrestrial life. Includes origin and evolution of life on Earth; possibility of life elsewhere in the solar system, including Mars; and the possibility of life on planets around other stars. Prereq., one-year sequence in a natural science. Same as GEOL 3300.
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4.00 Credits
Lab course in astronomical observation and instrumentation. Hands-on exercises include obtaining and analyzing multi-wavelength data, basic optical design and instrumentation, and statistical analysis of data, with emphasis on imaging applications. A significant number of observation sessions are required. Prereq. or coreq., Calculus 2 (MATH 2300 or APPM 1360), one year of college physics, and one year of college astronomy. Restricted to ASTR majors. Elective for APS major and minor.
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4.00 Credits
Lab course in observation and instrumentation. Hands-on exercises include obtaining and analyzing multi-wavelength data, optical design and instrumentation, and statistical analysis, with emphasis on spectroscopy. A significant number of observation sessions are required. Prereq., ASTR 3510 or instructor consent. Restricted to ASTR majors. Elective for APS major and minor.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the physics and chemistry of the atmospheres of Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Titan. Examines evolution of the atmospheres of Earth, Venus, and Mars; and the escape of gases from the Galilean satellites, Titan and Mars; the orbital characteristics of moons, planets, and comets. Uses recent results of space exploration. Elective for APS major and minor. Prereqs., PHYS 1110 and 1120, and either MATH 1300 and 2300, or APPM 1350 and 1360, or instructor consent. Same as ATOC 3720.
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3.00 Credits
ASTR 3730 and 3830 provide a year-long introduction to physical processes, observations, and current research methods in stellar, interstellar, galactic, and extra-galactic astrophysics, with astronomical applications of gravity, radiation processes, spectroscopy, gas dynamics, and plasma physics. Prereqs. or coreqs., PHYS 2130 or 2170, and MATH 2400 or APPM 2350. Elective for APS major and minor.
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3.00 Credits
Special and general relativity as applied to astrophysics, cosmological models, observational cosmology, experimental relativity, and the early universe. Prereqs. or coreqs., PHYS 2130 or 2170, and MATH 2400 or APPM 2350. Elective for APS major and minor.
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3.00 Credits
Approaches the physics of planets, emphasizing their surfaces, satellites, and rings. Topics include formation and evolution of planetary surfaces, history of the terrestrial planets, and dynamics of planetary rings. Both ASTR 3720 and ASTR 3750 may be taken for credit in any order. Prereqs., PHYS 1110 and 1120, and calculus (MATH 1300 and 2300, or APPM 1350 and 1360). Elective for APS major and minor.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the physical processes linking the Sun and planets, emphasizing solar radiative and particulate variability and the response of planetary atmospheres and magnetospheres. Topics include the solar dynamo, solar wind, coronal mass ejections, cosmic ray modulation, magnetospheres, aurora, the space environment, and climate variability. Prereqs./coreqs., PHYS 2130 or 2170 and MATH 2400 or APPM 2350. Recommended prereq., PHYS 3310. Elective for APS major and minor.
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