ASTR 496

Spring 2011 All Classes

All Classes

Seminar in Astronomy

Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Lectures on topics of current interest in astronomy and astrophysics; for advanced undergraduates and graduates. See Class Schedule for current topics.

Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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ASTR 496 class schedule data for spring 2011
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
54505	Lecture	EGA	2:00PM -3:20PM	TR	134 Astronomy Building	Brunner, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Extragalactic Astronomy Section Info: 4 hours ASTR 496 EGA: Extragalactic Astronomy Advanced undergraduates with an interest in astronomy and cosmology can take this course under ASTR 496. Cross-listed with ASTR 596. This course provides a survey of the different constituents of our Universe, including galaxies, quasars, galaxy clusters, and intergalactic gas. Particular emphasis will be placed on making and interpreting physical measurements and how they relate to our understanding of the formation of structure in our Universe. Specifically, this course will discuss the different types of galaxies, active galaxies, galaxy clustering, intergalactic gas, gravitational lensing, structure formation, and the geometry of the Universe.
55709	Lecture	PCA	12:30PM -1:50PM	R	134 Astronomy Building	Ricker, P	Part of Term: A Date Range: 01/18/11-03/11/11 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Python For Computational Astro Section Info: ASTR 496 PCA, Python for Computational Astrophysics Introduction to the Python programming language in the context of solving problems in astrophysics and cosmology. Focuses on the use of scientific Python libraries such as NumPy, SciPy, SymPy, and MatPlotLib. Topics covered include NumPy arrays, integration, interpolation, differential equations, linear algebra, Fourier transforms, I/O, plotting, statistics, and C/Fortran integration. Meets: First 8 weeks of semester January 18, 2011 tho March 11, 2011. Grading: S/U Credits: 1
30862	Conference	S	4:00PM -4:50PM	W	134 Astronomy Building	Chu, Y	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/11-05/04/11 Credit: 1 hours Section Info: Section S: Survey of Current Research This course is for first year graduate students and advanced undergraduates interested in the research work of faculty members in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Students will meet with a different faculty member for one hour each week informally to learn about his or her scientific research work. ASTR 496 Section S is primarily meant for students who are interested in pursuing a research project with a faculty member, and the course provides good preparation for summer research assistantships. S/U grading only.