PHYS 4054 - Introduction to Astrophysics

Course last offered	:	Spring 2014/15
Instructor(s)	:	LIU Tao
No. of credits	:	3

Teaching Pattern

Duration of course: about 13 weeks
Lecture hour(s) per week: 3

Content

Light spectrum and telescope
The Sun
Gravitation and relativity
Stellar masses and evolution
Interstellar medium
Star formation
Galaxies
Clusters of galaxies
Active galaxies and quasars
Cosmology
Solar system

Remarks

Prerequisite: PHYS 2022 AND (MATH 2352 OR PHYS 2124)