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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Pre- or corequisite: MATH115. Not open to students who have completed ASTR100 or ASTR101. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ASTR100 or ASTR101 or ASTR120. For students majoring in astronomy or with a strong interest in science. Topics include development of astronomy, planetary orbits, electromagnetic radiation, telescopes as well as constituents and origin of the solar system (planets, satellites, comets, asteroids, meteoroids, etc.).
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4.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH115 and ASTR120, or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed ASTR200. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ASTR121 or ASTR200. For students majoring in astronomy or with a strong interest in science. Includes instrumentation, stellar properties, stellar evolution, structure of the galaxy, other galaxies, large scale structure, Big Bang Theory, and future of the universe.
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3.00 Credits
Not open to astronomy majors. Appropriate for non-science majors. Application of scientific method to the study of collisions in space. Impact cratering on planets and satellites. Possible implications for the Earth. Interactions between stars and galaxies. Possible effects due to supermassive black holes. Events like the 1994 comet crash on Jupiter and data from the Hubble Space Telescope will be highlighted.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits. Independent study, short research projects, tutorial reading, and assisting with faculty research and teaching under special supervision.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ASTR100 or ASTR101 and completion of CORE Distributive Studies requirement in Mathematics and Sciences or permission of department. Designed primarily for non-science majors. Study of stars-types, properties, evolution, and distribution in space; supernovae, pulsars, and black holes.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture and one hour of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: ASTR121; PHYS171 or PHYS161; or permission of department. For ASTR majors only. Introduction to current optical observational techniques, with brief coverage of infrared, ultraviolet, and x-ray techniques. Statistics, spherical trigonometry time, catalogs, geometrical and physical optics, telescopes, and optical instruments. Effects of the atmosphere. Practical work at the observatory using a CCS camera. Some nighttime observing sessions.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ASTR121; PHYS273 or PHYS270 and PHYS271 (Formerly PHYS23); or permission of department. Application of selected physics concepts in an astrophysical context. Topics would include gravity (Keplerian motion, Virial theorem, Roche limit, dynamical friction); gas dynamics (hydrostatic equilibrium, stellar models, spiral density waves), thermodynamics and statistical physics (Boltzmann distribution, Wien displacement, convective instability, degenerate gas); atomic physics (quantum principles, H atom, permitted and forbidden lines); radiation processes (line radiation, opacity).
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ASTR100 or ASTR101 and completion of CORE Distributive Studies requirement in Mathematics and Sciences or permission of department. Designed primarily for non-science majors. The structure of planets and of their atmospheres, the nature of comets, asteroids, and satellites. Comparison of various theories for the origin of the solar system. Emphasis on a description of recent data and interpretation.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: ASTR100 or ASTR101 and completion of the CORE Distributive Studies requirement in Mathematics and the Sciences or permission of department. Designed primarily for non-science majors. A study of our progression of knowledge about the universe. Topics include: early cosmological models, geocentric vs. heliocentric theory, curvature of space, Hubble's Law, Big Bang Theory, microwave background radiation, evolution of stars and galaxies, dark matter, active galaxies, quasars and the future of the universe.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. Prerequisites: ASTR100 or ASTR101 and completion of CORE Distributive Studies requirement in Mathematics and Sciences or permission of department. Designed primarily for non-science majors. Study of the astronomical perspective on the conditions for the origin and existence of life in the universe.
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