 | | Course ID: | ASTR 1010L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Astronomy of the Solar System Laboratory | Course
Description: | Astronomy laboratory to accompany Astronomy of the Solar System. | | Athena Title: | Astronomy of Solar System Lab | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1020L | | Pre or Corequisite: | ASTR 1010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Astronomy of the Solar System | Course
Description: | Astronomy from early ideas of the cosmos to modern observational techniques. The solar system planets, satellites, and minor bodies. The origin and evolution of the solar system. | | Athena Title: | Astronomy of the Solar System | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1110, ASTR 1110H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | Course
Description: | The study of the sun and stars, their physical properties and evolution, interstellar matter, star clusters, our galaxy and other galaxies, and the origin and evolution of the Universe. | | Athena Title: | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1120, ASTR 1120H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1020L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy Laboratory | Course
Description: | Astronomy laboratory to accompany Stellar and Galactic Astronomy. | | Athena Title: | Stellar and Galactic Astro Lab | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1010L | | Pre or Corequisite: | ASTR 1020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1110H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Astronomy (Honors) | Course
Description: | The development of astronomy from ancient times. Telescopes and astronomical observations. The solar system: planets and their satellites, asteroids, comets, etc. The origin and evolution of the solar system. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Astronomy Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1110 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1110L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Astronomy Laboratory (Honors) | Course
Description: | Astronomy laboratory to accompany Introduction to Astronomy (Honors). | | Athena Title: | Intro to Astronomy Lab Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1120L, ASTR 2030L | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Pre or Corequisite: | ASTR 1110H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1110. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introductory Astronomy for Majors I | Course
Description: | The development of astronomy from ancient times. Telescopes and
astronomical observations. The solar system: planets and their
satellites, asteroids, comets, etc. The origin and evolution of
the solar system. This course is for intended physics and
astronomy majors. | | Athena Title: | Intro Astronomy for Majors I | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1110H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1120. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introductory Astronomy for Majors II | Course
Description: | Our sun and other stars, their physical properties and
evolution. Interstellar matter and star formation. The origin
and evolution of our galaxy, other galaxies, quasars, and the
Universe. This course is for intended physics and astronomy
majors. | | Athena Title: | Intro Astronomy for Majors II | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1120H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1120H. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Astronomy (Honors) | Course
Description: | Our sun and other stars, their physical properties and evolution. Interstellar matter and star formation. The origin and evolution of our galaxy, other galaxies, quasars and the Universe. | | Athena Title: | Introduction to Astronomy Hon | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1120 | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1120L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Astronomy Laboratory (Honors) | Course
Description: | Astronomy laboratory to accompany Introduction to Astronomy. | | Athena Title: | Intro to Astronomy Lab Honors | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1110L, ASTR 2030L | | Prerequisite: | Permission of Honors | | Pre or Corequisite: | ASTR 1120H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1420. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Life in the Universe | Course
Description: | The astronomical, chemical and physical conditions for extraterrestrial life. The origins of terrestrial life. Search for extraterrestrial life and extraterrestrial intelligence. Strategies for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. | | Athena Title: | Life in the Universe | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1420E | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1420E. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Life in the Universe | Course
Description: | The astronomical, chemical, and physical conditions for
extraterrestrial life. The origins of terrestrial life. Search
for extraterrestrial life and extraterrestrial intelligence.
Strategies for communication with extraterrestrial intelligence. | | Athena Title: | LIFE IN UNIVERSE | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1420 | | Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1660. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | History of Astronomy | Course
Description: | Discussion of the historical development of key astronomical ideas from ancient times to the modern age. | | Athena Title: | HISTORY OF ASTRON | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 1870. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Black Holes | Course
Description: | History and development of general relativity, supernovae and compact objects. Observational evidence for stellar and supermassive black holes. Primordial black holes, wormholes, and the Big Bang. Contributions of Einstein, Chandrasekhar, Oppenheimer, Zwicky, Wheeler, Zel'dovich, Hawking, and Penrose. | | Athena Title: | BLACK HOLES | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 2030L. 1 hour. 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Introduction to Astronomical Observations | Course
Description: | How to use small astronomical telescopes and reduce data gathered
at the telescope. This is an introduction to observational
astronomy for Physics and Astronomy majors. | | Athena Title: | Intro Astronomical Observation | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1110L, ASTR 1120L | | Nontraditional Format: | Students will spend ten hours at the telescope and twenty hours in
data reduction during the semester. | | Pre or Corequisite: | ASTR 1110 or ASTR 1120 or ASTR 1110H or ASTR 1120H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 3010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Astronomical Observations and Techniques I | Course
Description: | Telescopes and astronomical observations, including photometry and spectroscopy. Laboratory exercises include visual, photographic, and photoelectric observations and data analysis with standard astronomical software. | | Athena Title: | ASTRO OBSERV I | | Prerequisite: | ASTR 1120 and (ASTR 1110L or ASTR 1120L or ASTR 2030L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4010/6010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Astrophysics I | Course
Description: | Stellar astrophysics, stellar structure and atmospheres, formation of spectral lines and spectral classification, stellar evolution from star formation to planetary nebulae and supernovae and the resulting compact objects. | | Athena Title: | ASTROPHYSICS I | | Prerequisite: | ASTR 1110 and ASTR 1120 and PHYS 3700 and PHYS 3900 | | Pre or Corequisite: | PHYS 4101/6101 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4020/6020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Astrophysics II: Galaxies | Course
Description: | Components of galaxies, including stars and the interstellar
medium, the Milky Way galaxy, external galaxies, and the
formation and evolution of galaxies. | | Athena Title: | ASTR II GALAXIES | | Prerequisite: | PHYS 3700 and PHYS 3900 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall semester every odd-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4030/6030. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Astrophysics III: Cosmology | Course
Description: | Cosmology, history of the Universe, Big Bang Theory, Inflation,
microwave background radiation, formation of galaxies, and
large-scale structure. | | Athena Title: | ASTR III COSMOLOGY | | Prerequisite: | ASTR 4020/6020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring semester every even-numbered year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ENGR(ASTR) 4190/6190. 3 hours. 3 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. | | Course Title: | Planetary Atmospheres, Dynamics, and Magnetospheres | Course
Description: | The composition and structure of planetary atmospheres; heating
and energy transport; atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics;
orbital dynamics of planets; magnetospheres; and extrasolar
planets. | | Athena Title: | PLANETARY ATMOS DYN | | Prerequisite: | (MATH 2500 or MATH 2700) and (PHYS 1212-1212L or PHYS 1312-1312L) | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4330/6330. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 4 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Astronomy Seminar | Course
Description: | Seminar on contemporary topics in astronomy and astrophysics. | | Athena Title: | ASTRONOMY SEMINAR | | Prerequisite: | ASTR 1110 and ASTR 1120 | | Pre or Corequisite: | ASTR 3010 or ASTR 3020 or ASTR 4010/6010 or ASTR 4020/6020 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4660. 1-4 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Astronomical Research | Course
Description: | Students will pursue an astronomy research project under the
direction of a project director and submit their work for credit. | | Athena Title: | Astronomical Research | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent study and research, combined with regular meetings
with a project advisor. | | Prerequisite: | ASTR 3010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4960R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 16 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research I | | Nontraditional Format: | This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to
promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member
as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4970R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and
to present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research II | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4980R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research III | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that
requires
students to gather, analyze, synthesize, and interpret data and
to
present results in writing and other relevant communication
formats. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Research III | | Nontraditional Format: | These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence
to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth
of
inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability.
The
courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as
the
student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into
unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the
student will work collaboratively as part of a research team.
The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline
to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and
techniques learned to the research project. Students will
gather
data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret
data. The student will present results in writing or through
participation in research-group or program meetings and
meetings
with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback
from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written
or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work
per credit hour per semester is required. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4990. 2-4 hours. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Physics and Astronomy Thesis | Course
Description: | Undergraduate senior thesis in physics and astronomy under the
direction of a project director. | | Athena Title: | Undergrad Phys and Astr Thesis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 4990R | | Nontraditional Format: | Independent study and research combined with regular meetings
with a thesis advisor. | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 4990R. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 8 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Undergraduate Research Thesis (or Final Project) | Course
Description: | Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into
fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires
students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data.
Students will write or produce a thesis or other professional
capstone product, such as a report or portfolio that describes
their systematic and in-depth inquiry. | | Athena Title: | Undergraduate Thesis | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 4990 | | Nontraditional Format: | This is a capstone course under the direct supervision of a
faculty member. This course may be the culmination of the 4960R-
4980R sequence. Students will write a thesis or other
professional capstone product, such as a report or portfolio,
that describes their systematic and in-depth inquiry into an
unknown, fundamental, or applied problem. The thesis or capstone
product is written in close collaboration with the faculty
member and must be approved by that faculty member and/or the
department. The student will apply understanding of the
discipline to identify or shape the research question and apply
skills and techniques learned to complete the research project.
The student will have gathered data, synthesized relevant
literature and materials, analyzed, and interpreted data. The
student will demonstrate in writing the contribution of their
work to the discovery and interpretation of knowledge
significant to their field of study. The student will have
presented results in the form of a properly formatted,
professionally rigorous thesis document or other appropriate
professional capstone product and through the formal
presentation of the thesis or product to faculty and peers
during an approved event. The student will receive feedback from
the faculty member on the overall execution of their thesis
project, the written thesis, and their presentation. | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 7010. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introductory Astronomy for Teachers - Solar System | Course
Description: | This course is designed to aid K-12 teachers with astronomical
concepts which arise in their teaching. The effective
presentation of astronomical concepts in this area will be
emphasized. | | Athena Title: | INTRO ASTR TEACHERS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1010 or ASTR 1110 or ASTR 1110H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 7020. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Introductory Astronomy for Teachers - Stellar and Galactic Astronomy | Course
Description: | Designed to aid K-12 teachers with astronomical concepts
concerning stars, galaxies, and the universe which arise in
their teaching. The effective presentation of astronomical
concepts in this area will be emphasized. | | Athena Title: | INTR ASTR TCH STARS | | Equivalent Courses: | Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1020 or ASTR 1120 or ASTR 1120H | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall, spring and summer semester every year. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 8050. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Infrared Astronomy | Course
Description: | With the advent of infrared (IR) arrays, large optical/IR ground
telescopes, and several IR satellite missions, IR astronomy has
undergone a 21st-century revolution. In this course, students
learn fundamental concepts of IR astronomy, various important IR
astronomical sources, IR astronomical technologies, and
observational techniques. | | Athena Title: | Infrared Astronomy | | Prerequisite: | ASTR 1110 and ASTR 1120 and ASTR 3010 and ASTR 4010/6010 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 8070. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | Stellar Structure and Evolution | Course
Description: | The internal structure and evolution of single and binary stars from formation to supernova. The equations of stellar structure and their numerical solution are discussed. Recent developments in stellar evolution theory, including brown dwarfs and extrasolar giant planets are presented. | | Athena Title: | STELLARSTRUCT/EVOLU | | Prerequisite: | MATH 2700 and PHYS 4101/6101 and PHYS 4201/6201 and PHYS 4701/6701 | | Pre or Corequisite: | PHYS 4202/6202 or PHYS 4702/6702 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 8090. 3 hours. | | Course Title: | The Interstellar Medium | Course
Description: | Physical processes and phenomena in the interstellar medium including radiative processes; excitation, ionization, and dissociation of atoms and molecules; neutral hydrogen and galactic structure; equilibrium conditions in clouds; interactions of dust with gas and radiation; HII regions; molecular clouds; star formation; planetary nebulae; supernova remnants; cosmic rays and the galactic magnetic field. | | Athena Title: | THE ISM | | Prerequisite: | MATH 2700 and PHYS 4101/6101 and PHYS 4202/6202 and PHYS 4702/6702 | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 8110. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Graduate Astronomy Seminar | Course
Description: | Professional skills such as writing and reviewing research and observing proposals, writing and refereeing research papers, making oral presentations of research and of journal articles, and writing brief newspaper and magazine summaries. | | Athena Title: | GRAD ASTRON SEMINAR | | Prerequisite: | Permission of department | Semester Course
Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. | | Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
| | | Course ID: | ASTR 8210. 1 hour. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit. | | Course Title: | Seminar on Special Topics in Astronomy | Course
Description: | Discussion of contemporary topics in astronomy. | | Athena Title: | ASTRONOMY SEMINAR | Semester Course
Offered: | Offered fall and spring semester every year. | | Grading System: | S/U (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory) |
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