ASTR 270Astrophysical Dynamics
Astronomy · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Orbital dynamics: two-body problem, three-body problem, resonances, tides, migration. Galactic potentials. Milky Way structure and observed properties of galaxies. Collisionless Boltzmann equation and relaxation processes. Stability of stellar systems. Spiral structure.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.