A general survey of astronomy including: the solar system and its constituents; stars, their basic properties and evolution; systems of stars...
This course is designed for non-science students as an introduction to current scientific thinking on the possibility of extraterrestrial life and...
This course is designed for non-science students as an introduction to current ideas about the universe. Topics include the Big Bang, cosmic microwave...
Celestial mechanics; dynamics of the Earth; the Earth-Moon System; planets, including atmospheres and interiors; satellites; comets; meteors; the...
A survey of the contents of the solar system and space science phenomena, with emphasis on processes that are common to planets and solar system...
The sun; stars, including distances, magnitude scale, interiors and evolution; binary stars; white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes; supernovae;...
Introduction to the nature and physics of interstellar matter. Topics covered include a wide range of microscopic and macroscopic physical processes...
Internal structure of stars; stellar evolution; stellar atmospheres; the formation of stars. Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Physics 2101A/B and...
Introduction to gravity in astrophysics. Application of Newtonian gravitation to basic galactic dynamics and galactic structure. An introduction to...