Courses of Study 2014-2015 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Courses of Study 2014-2015 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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ASTRO 2211 - Astronomy: Stars, Galaxies, and Cosmology


(PBS)      
Fall. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: introductory calculus or co-registration in MATH 1110  or MATH 1910  or permission of instructor. Intended for first- and second-year engineering and physical sciences students.

D. Riechers.

Course surveying the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang onwards: what happens in the first few minutes of the universe’s life; star formation, structure, and evolution; the physics of white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes; galaxy formation and structure; and cosmology. The roles of quantum physics, particle physics, and relativity in astrophysics are discussed (no prior knowledge of these is assumed). The course is more in-depth than ASTRO 1101 /ASTRO 1103 . All course materials are made available online.



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