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Department of Physics & Astronomy
Georgia State University |
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ASTR 1000 Introduction to the Universe (3) Three lecture hours a week. A survey of the universe, examining the historical origins of astronomy; the motions and physical properties of the Sun, Moon, and planets; the formation, evolution, and death of stars; and the structure of galaxies and the expansion of the universe. ASTR 1010 Astronomy of the Solar System (4) Three lecture and two laboratory hours a week. 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. ASTR 1020 Stellar and Galactic Astronomy (4) Three lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Prerequisite: Astr 1010. 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. ASTR 3010 Topics in Modern Astronomy (3) Three lecture hours a week. Prerequisite: Astr 1020 or equivalent. Pulsars, quasars, black holes, x-ray sources, UV astronomy, IR astronomy, radio galaxies, interstellar molecules, 3 K background radiation, manned and unmanned planetary exploration. ASTR 3500 Fundamentals of Astronomy and Astrophysics (4) Four lecture hours a week. Prerequisite: Physics 2211-2212 or consent of instructor. An intermediate-level course which uses the tools of calculus-based physics to explore astronomy and astrophysics. Applications of mechanics, quantum physics, basic relativity, and thermodynamics to the study of planets, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. ASTR 4000 Fundamentals of Astrophysics (3) Three lecture hours a week. Prerequisites: Phys 3401 and 3402. Application of mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and atomic and nuclear physics to the solution of astrophysical problems. ASTR 4010 Astronomical Methods Laboratory (1) Three laboratory hours a week. Prerequisite: consent of department. ASTR 4100 Astronomical Techniques and Instrumentation (3) Three lecture hours a week. Prerequisite: Astr 3500 or consent of instructor. Fundamental and practical application of photography, spectroscopy, photometry, astrometry, interferometry, and current developments in detector technology and telescope design. |