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Nov 21, 2024
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2016-2017 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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ASTR 0549 - Integrated Physical Science: Astronomy
Credits: 3
This course examines current topics in astronomy, with an emphasis on the application of basic principles of chemistry and physics to those topics. Both conceptual and quantitative approaches to the subject will be explored. Topics will vary, but might include comparative planetology, meteorites, tidal forces, stellar evolution, nucleosynthesis, extrasolar planets, dark matter, chemistry of the interstellar medium, galactic dynamics, or cosmology. Students will be expected to complete a graduate-level project, involving preparation of a significant research paper and presentation of their work to the class.
Prerequisites: CHEM 0111 General Chemistry II; PHSC 0117 General Physics II, Lecture-Lab; and ASTR 0101 Astronomy or their equivalence.
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