ASTR-ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS -- 2000-01 Catalog
ASTR 101 Introduction to the Solar System (3) GE B1a
Descriptive astronomical properties of the Earth, Moon, other planets and their satellites. Comets, asteroids and other members of the Solar System. Theories of the formation of the Solar System. Opportunities for telescope observations of the Moon and planets. Not open to students who have completed or are taking ASTR 301, or PHYS 132. 3 lectures.
ASTR 102 Introduction to Stars and Galaxies (3) GE B1a
Descriptive astronomical properties of the Sun, stars, galaxies, and interstellar material. Expanding universe and cosmological models. Opportunities for telescope observations and star identification. Not open to students who have completed or are taking ASTR 301, ASTR 302, or PHYS 132. ASTR 101 is not a prerequisite. 3 lectures.
ASTR 301 The Solar System (3) GE B1a
Quantitative and descriptive properties of the Solar System including the physics of the planets, their satellites, comets and interplanetary media. Possible origins of the Solar System. Not open to students who have completed ASTR 101. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: PHYS 132 or PHYS 123.
ASTR 302 Stars and Galaxies (3) GE B1a
Quantitative and descriptive properties of the stars, galaxies and interstellar media; including stellar structure and evolution, structure and make-up of galaxies and cosmological models. Not open to students who have completed ASTR 102. 3 lectures. Prerequisite: PHYS 132 or PHYS 123. ASTR 301 is not a prerequisite.
ASTR 326 Relativity and Cosmology (3) GE B1a
Introduction to the basic ideas of Einstein's theories of relativity and cosmology. The structure and evolution of the universe. The principle of relativity, the speed of light, gravity and the equivalence principle. Curved spacetime, black holes, the expanding universe, the Big Bang, and nucleosynthesis. 3 lectures. ASTR 302 is not a prerequisite. Prerequisite: PHYS 122 or PHYS 132.