PHY 3314 - Astrophysics

Credits: 4.0
This course is an overview of current knowledge about the astronomical universe, with an emphasis on the experimental methods and theoretical models used by physicists to study astronomical objects. Subjects include observational properties of stars, methods of observation and analysis of light, nature of stellar systems and interstellar material, principles and models of stellar structure, stellar evolution from protostars to black holes, variable stars, galaxies and fundamentals of cosmology.
Prerequisites PHY 2202 Intermediate Mechanics