PHY340 Introduction to Astrophysics
Introduction for science majors. Formation of stars, H-R diagram, binaries, brightness scale, distance ladder, doppler effect, stellar masses, parallax, proper motion, radial motion, mass-luminosity, black-body radiation, spectroscopy, telescopy, telescopes, dense stars, black holes, glaxies, relativity and cosmology.
Credits
- 3
Attributes
- Liberal Arts
Restrictions
- May not be enrolled in the following class: Freshman
Prerequisites
- (PHY201)
