Current Graduate Courses

Please see the academic calendar and the University time schedules for general information on class meeting times. Please note that the University time schedule is the authoritative source for this information. It is replicated here as a courtesy, and this page may become outdated. In other words, this page is not authoritative.

Courses preceded by an asterik are required for first year graduate students.

Schedule

2009 - 2010 : Autumn

AUTUMN, 2009 (University Courses Catalog)

Course	Title	Time/Location	Instructor
*ASTR 30100	Astrophysics I	1:30pm-2:50pm Tue, Thu AAC 107	Donald Q. Lamb
*ASTR 30500	Radiative Processes in Astrophysics	12:00pm-1:20pm Tue, Thu AAC 107	Fausto Cattaneo
ASTR 30900	Research Project Seminar	1:30pm-4:20pm Mon AAC 107	Kyle M. Cudworth
ASTR 40100	Practicle Data Analysis	9:00pm-12:00pm Wed ARR	Clement Pryke
ASTR 40700	AstroPolitics	1:30pm-2:50pm Mon, Wed AAC 123	Michael S. Turner
ASTR 40800	The Perturbed Universe	1:30pm-2:50pm Wed, Fri AAC 107	Wayne Hu

Courses Description

*ASTR 30100 Astrophysics I (Detailed Outline)
Introduction to stars (physical and observational), hydrodynamics of self-gravitating fluids, statistical mechanics and equations of state, energy transport, astrophysical nuclear reactions, stellar models, advanced topics.

*ASTR 30500 Radiative Processes in Astrophysics (Detailed Outline)
Fundamentals of radiative transfer, theory of stellar atmospheres, basic theory of radiation fields, continuum emission processes, atomic and molecular emission, plasma effects.

ASTR 30900 Research Project Seminar
Students present a seminar series based on their summer research projects.

ASTR 40100 Practicle Data Analysis

ASTR 40700 AstroPolitics

ASTR 40800 The Perturbed Universe

Graduate Courses Archive

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