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- Schedule of Classes - June 18, 2018 7:14PM EDT
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Classes
ASTRO 1102
Course Description
The past few decades have seen incredible advances in the exploration of our solar system. In this course students learn about the current state and past evolution of the Sun and its family of planets, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASTRO 1104
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
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- MWFPlant Science Building 233
Instructors
Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- TRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- MRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- MRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- MRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- TRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- TRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- WRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- WRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- WRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- WRockefeller Hall 112
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
ASTRO 1104
Course Description
Identical to ASTRO 1102 except for addition of the laboratory. view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory. Combined with: ASTRO 1102
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- MWFPlant Science Building 233
Instructors
Hayes, A
Squyres, S
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- MRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
Class Number & Section Details
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- MRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
Class Number & Section Details
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- MRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- TRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
Class Number & Section Details
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- TRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- WRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
Class Number & Section Details
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- WRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
Class Number & Section Details
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- WRockefeller Hall 128
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
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- WRockefeller Hall 112
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Hayes, A
Squyres, S
ASTRO 2201
Course Description
General discussion of how the universe has evolved since the Big Bang era and how our understanding of it has changed from ancient to modern times. Several main themes are covered over the course of the ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- TRSpace Sciences Building 105
Instructors
Chatterjee, S
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))
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- MWFSpace Sciences Building 105
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Haynes, M
ASTRO 2211
Course Description
Course surveying the evolution of the universe from the Big Bang onwards: what happens in the first few minutes of the universe's life; star formation, structure, and evolution; the physics of white dwarfs, ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- MWSpace Sciences Building 105
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Riechers, D
ASTRO 2299
Course Description
This course surveys the possibilities for life in the universe and the search for it, against the backdrop of our modern understanding of the cosmos. It covers ideas about the origin of the universe and ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRSpace Sciences Building 105
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Chatterjee, S
Cordes, J
ASTRO 3302
Course Description
Covers the formation and birth of stars, their lives on the main sequence and their evolution of the main sequence to their final end-states as white dwarfs, neutron stars or black holes. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- MWSpace Sciences Building 301
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Lai, D
ASTRO 3334
Course Description
Introduction to the tools of data processing and analysis for research in astronomy. The course reviews the techniques employed in astrophysical research, both observational and theoretical, to explore ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one laboratory.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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- MSpace Sciences Building 622
Instructors
Lloyd, J
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- WSpace Sciences Building 622
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Lloyd, J
ASTRO 4940
Course Description
Individuals work on selected topics. A program of study is devised by the student and instructor. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
ASTRO 6516
Course Description
Introduction to the study of the structure of galaxies via the laws of modern physics. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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Meeting Pattern
- TRSpace Sciences Building 105
Instructors
Chernoff, D
Riechers, D
ASTRO 6530
Course Description
Fundamentals of radiative transfer, bremsstrahlung, synchrotron radiation, Compton scattering, spectral line transfer, gas heating and cooling, and topics in atomic and molecular spectroscopy are discussed ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TRSpace Sciences Building 622
Instructors
Chernoff, D
Cordes, J
ASTRO 6570
Course Description
A graduate-level introduction to Planetary Science with an emphasis on the application of basic physical principles. Topics to be covered include: planetary dynamics, including satellite orbits, tidal ... view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
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Meeting Pattern
- TRSpace Sciences Building 301
Instructors
Nicholson, P
ASTRO 6579
Course Description
A graduate level course in celestial mechanics and astrodynamics. Course topics include orbit specification and determination; 2- and 3-body problems; Hill's equations; Lagrange's planetary equations; ... view course details
Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MAE 6720
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)
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- TRHollister Hall 372
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Savransky, D
ASTRO 6940
Course Description
Guided reading and seminars on topics not currently covered in regular courses. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
1-4 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
ASTRO 7671
Course Description
Course on forefront questions on current issues in exoplanetary science. Topics vary by semester. view course details
Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis
3 Credits Opt NoAud(Letter or S/U grades (no audit))
Section Topic
Topic: Planetary/Exoplanetary Systems
Class Number & Section Details
Meeting Pattern
- TSpace Sciences Building 311
Instructors
Kaltenegger, L