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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the historical and intercultural understanding of the social, political, and cultural dynamics of Asian immigrant communities and identity formation in America.
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary introduction to the cultures of South Asia: geographic foundations, extended family, village-centered society, agricultural systems, and confrontation of Hindu and Muslim traditions with Western technology.
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3.00 Credits
Interdisciplinary introduction to the cultures of East Asia: geographic foundations, extended family, village-centered society, agricultural systems, and confrontation of Chinese and Japanese traditions with Western technology.
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3.00 Credits
Comparative examination of major themes, problems, and patterns in Asian politics, economics, history, and/or culture. Research on aspects of a common topic examined in the seminar. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Properties and processes of the solar system, the stars, and the galaxies; origin of the elements; evolution of the stars and the universe; neutron stars and black holes. Prerequisites: Two semesters of introductory physics and two semesters of calculus. Credit not given for both this course and 01:750:341,342.
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3.00 Credits
Observational study of the solar system, stars, and galaxies, using the Serin 3 meter radio telescope. Emphasizes computer techniques for data reduction and analysis. Topics may include calibrating system properties, the variability of the Sun, Jupiter, or quasars, and mapping the distribution of hydrogen in our Milky Way galaxy and measuring its rotation. Lec. 1.5 hrs., lab. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: 01:750: 341,342 or permission of instructor. Lab schedule will vary through the semester. Credit not given for both this course and 01:750:343.
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3.00 Credits
Observational study of the solar system, stars, and galaxies, using the Serin 0.5 meter optical telescope. Emphasizes computer techniques for data reduction and analysis. Topics may include the dimensions of lunar features, planetary satellite orbits, color-magnitude diagrams for star clusters, and the structure and colors of galaxies. Lec. 1.5 hrs., lab. 3 hrs. Prerequisites: 01:750: 341,342, or permission of instructor. Students must have nighttime hours free for observing. Credit not given for both this course and 01:750:344.
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3.00 Credits
Observed properties of stars. Internal structure of stars, energy generation and transport, neutrinos, and solar oscillations. Evolution of isolated and double stars, red giants, white dwarfs, variable stars, supernovae. Challenges presented by formation of stars, importance of magnetic fields. Pre-main sequence stellar evolution. Prerequisites: 01:750:361, 385-386. Credit not given for both this course and 01:750:441.
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3.00 Credits
Radiation and scattering processes in plasma. Detection and X- and gamma-rays. Supernovae and remnants, pulsars. Gamma-ray bursts. Accretion disks and binary star outbursts. Quasars and active galactic nuclei. Cosmic rays. Prerequisites: 01:750:361, 385-386. Credit not given for both this course and 01:750:442.
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3.00 Credits
Properties of galaxies: photometry, kinematics, and masses. Disk galaxies; spiral patterns, bars and warps, gas content, star formation rates, chemical evolution. Elliptical galaxies; shapes. Structure of the Milky Way. Nature of dark matter. Prerequisites: 01:750:381-382, 385-386. Credit not given for both this course and 01:750:443.
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