Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Recommended Prerequisite: MATH 1210 and PHYS 2010 and 2020.
Requirement Designation:
Physical/Life Science Exploration
Description
A broad survey of our cosmos, from the Big Bang and primordial nucleosynthesis to the formation of galaxies, stars, and planetary systems. Stellar evolution and nucleosynthesis, neutron stars, black holes, active galaxies, and diffuse cosmological radiation backgrounds will be surveyed.