ASTR 596

Spring 2011

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Credit: 0 TO 16 hours.

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

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
54506
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 596: EGA - Extragalactic Astronomy 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. Advanced undergraduates with an interest in astronomy and cosmology can take this course under ASTR 496.
55713
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 596 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
54509
Lecture
RAD
2:00PM -3:20PM
MW
134 Astronomy Building
Gammie, C
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/11-05/04/11
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Radiative Processes
Section Info:
Astr 596: RAD - Radiative Processes S/U grade
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