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AST 201 INTRO TO ASTROPHYSICS

A treatment of the principles of physics and mathematics as applied to astronomical phenomena. Topics include astronomical coordinate systems, Newtonian mechanics and orbits, star properties and distance determinations, stellar structure, electromagnetic radiation and its interaction with matter.

Credits

4

Notes

Three hours lecture weekly.

Prerequisite

AST 105 and AST 110 and PHY 107 or PHY 109. MAT 113 recommended. Either AST 105 or AST 110, but not both, may be waived with permission of the instructor.

Enrollment Limit

28

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