Astronomy (ASTRO)Arts and Sciences

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Course descriptions provided by the Courses of Study 2019-2020.

ASTRO 1102

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASTRO 1104

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5385 ASTRO 1102   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5386 ASTRO 1102   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5387 ASTRO 1102   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5388 ASTRO 1102   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5389 ASTRO 1102   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5390 ASTRO 1102   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5391 ASTRO 1102   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5392 ASTRO 1102   DIS 207

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  •  5393 ASTRO 1102   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5394 ASTRO 1102   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5395 ASTRO 1102   DIS 211

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 1104

Identical to ASTRO 1102 except for addition of the laboratory. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture, one discussion, and one laboratory. Combined with: ASTRO 1102

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5396 ASTRO 1104   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5397 ASTRO 1104   DIS 201

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5398 ASTRO 1104   DIS 202

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5399 ASTRO 1104   DIS 203

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5400 ASTRO 1104   DIS 204

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5401 ASTRO 1104   DIS 205

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5402 ASTRO 1104   DIS 206

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5403 ASTRO 1104   DIS 207

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5404 ASTRO 1104   DIS 208

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5405 ASTRO 1104   DIS 209

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5406 ASTRO 1104   DIS 211

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5407 ASTRO 1104   LAB 401

    • M Clark Hall 132
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lewis, N

      Lunine, J

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  •  5408 ASTRO 1104   LAB 402

    • W Clark Hall 132
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lewis, N

      Lunine, J

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 2201

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7371 ASTRO 2201   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7372 ASTRO 2201   LEC 002

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 2211

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

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7373 ASTRO 2211   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 2299

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

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17282 ASTRO 2299   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 3303

This course provides an overview of our current understanding of how galaxies have evolved over the last 13+ billion years and how their evolution has been influenced by their local intergalactic environment.  ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 16996 ASTRO 3303   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 3334

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

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one laboratory.

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17371 ASTRO 3334   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

  • 17372 ASTRO 3334   LAB 401

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 3340

Introduces Mathematica and modern symbolic manipulator programs to students in quantitative disciplines. The course will cover language concepts, programming tools and techniques and draw examples from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASTRO 7340

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17002 ASTRO 3340   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 4431

Major topics include: the structure and evolution of stars; solar neutrino astronomy; stellar seismology; the physics of white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes; the physics of low mass stars and connection ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16735 ASTRO 4431   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 4940

Individuals work on selected topics. A program of study is devised by the student and instructor. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5197 ASTRO 4940   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Bean, R

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5198 ASTRO 4940   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Chernoff, D

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5199 ASTRO 4940   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Cordes, J

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5200 ASTRO 4940   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Flanagan, E

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5201 ASTRO 4940   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Haynes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5202 ASTRO 4940   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Herter, T

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5203 ASTRO 4940   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lai, D

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5204 ASTRO 4940   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lloyd, J

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5205 ASTRO 4940   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lovelace, R

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6881 ASTRO 4940   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lunine, J

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5206 ASTRO 4940   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Nicholson, P

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5207 ASTRO 4940   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Romanova, M

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5208 ASTRO 4940   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Squyres, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5209 ASTRO 4940   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Stacey, G

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5210 ASTRO 4940   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Teukolsky, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5211 ASTRO 4940   IND 623

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Battaglia, N

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5212 ASTRO 4940   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Wasserman, I

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6769 ASTRO 4940   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Banfield, D

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6770 ASTRO 4940   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Helfenstein, P

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6771 ASTRO 4940   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Kidder, L

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6772 ASTRO 4940   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Loredo, T

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6773 ASTRO 4940   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Sullivan, R

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6774 ASTRO 4940   IND 630

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lewis, N

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7074 ASTRO 4940   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Riechers, D

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7075 ASTRO 4940   IND 636

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Hayes, A

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7614 ASTRO 4940   IND 637

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Kaltenegger, L

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 6570

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

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Syllabi:
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Opt NoAud

  • 17022 ASTRO 6570   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 6577

Survey of remote sensing techniques used to observe the surfaces of solar system bodies and the geomorphic processes involved in their formation and evolution. Surface morphology and landforms of terrestrial ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: EAS 5770

  • 3-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17111 ASTRO 6577   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 6579

A graduate level course in astrodynamics and trajectory design. Course topics include a brief review of the two body problem, impulsive transfers, and perturbations; orbit determination and one-way ranging; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: MAE 6720

  • 3 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16459 ASTRO 6579   LEC 001

    • MW Thurston Hall 202
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Savransky, D

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 6940

Guided reading and seminars on topics not currently covered in regular courses. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5255 ASTRO 6940   IND 601

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Bean, R

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5256 ASTRO 6940   IND 605

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Chernoff, D

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5257 ASTRO 6940   IND 606

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Cordes, J

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5258 ASTRO 6940   IND 607

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Flanagan, E

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5259 ASTRO 6940   IND 608

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Battaglia, N

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5260 ASTRO 6940   IND 610

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Haynes, M

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5261 ASTRO 6940   IND 611

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Herter, T

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5262 ASTRO 6940   IND 613

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lai, D

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5263 ASTRO 6940   IND 614

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lloyd, J

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5264 ASTRO 6940   IND 615

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lovelace, R

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6879 ASTRO 6940   IND 616

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lunine, J

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5265 ASTRO 6940   IND 617

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Nicholson, P

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5266 ASTRO 6940   IND 618

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Romanova, M

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5267 ASTRO 6940   IND 619

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Squyres, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5268 ASTRO 6940   IND 620

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Stacey, G

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5269 ASTRO 6940   IND 622

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Teukolsky, S

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  5270 ASTRO 6940   IND 624

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Wasserman, I

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6775 ASTRO 6940   IND 625

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Banfield, D

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6776 ASTRO 6940   IND 626

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Helfenstein, P

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6777 ASTRO 6940   IND 627

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Kidder, L

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6778 ASTRO 6940   IND 628

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Loredo, T

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6779 ASTRO 6940   IND 629

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Sullivan, R

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6880 ASTRO 6940   IND 633

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Lewis, N

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7076 ASTRO 6940   IND 635

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Riechers, D

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7077 ASTRO 6940   IND 636

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Hayes, A

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  7615 ASTRO 6940   IND 637

    • TBA
    • Jan 21 - May 5, 2020
    • Kaltenegger, L

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 7340

Introduces Mathematica and modern symbolic manipulator programs to students in quantitative disciplines. The course will cover language concepts, programming tools and techniques and draw examples from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: ASTRO 3340

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 17003 ASTRO 7340   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person

ASTRO 7683

This course is a reading seminar where graduate students will gain astronomy breadth, practice public speaking, and distill important results from seminal astronomy research papers. view course details

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Syllabi: none
  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1 Credit S/U NoAud

  • Topic: Numerical Simulations

  • 17373 ASTRO 7683   LEC 001

  • Instruction Mode: Hybrid - Online & In Person