PHY (0156) 106 - Beyond The Solar System

Credits: 3

This course focuses on observations and basic properties of stars and stellar remnants (White Dwarfs, Black Dwarfs, Novae and Super Novae, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Black Holes, the Milky Way); the formation and evolution of the galaxy; extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, life in the universe, and life beyond earth: prospects for microbes, civilizations and interstellar travel.

LearningGoal1Desc QUANTITATIVE REASONING DistribReqDesc Natural Sciences

When Offered: Spring