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PHY 3300 - Intro to Astrophysics


Credit Hour(s): 3

Course Description: Selected topics from solar system and extrasolar astronomy and astrophysics. Topics include celestial coordinate systems and mechanics, Kepler’s laws, the sun, planetary formation, stellar structure and evolution, galaxies, cosmology, and extrasolar planets.

Prerequisite(s): Undergraduate level PHY 2410 Minimum Grade of D

Course Level: Undergraduate
Schedule Type(s): Lecture

Grade Mode: Standard
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