ASTR 82
Astrophysics II: Stellar Evolution, Galaxies, and Cosmology
Astronomy · 4 units · Undergraduate lower division (0-99)
Recommended: course 81, Physics 1B and 1C (or 1BH and 1CH). Open to qualified sophomore and upper-division students. Basic principles of stellar structure and evolution. Red giants, white dwarfs, novae, supernovae, neutron stars, and black holes. Pulsars and galactic X-ray sources. Milky Way galaxy and interstellar medium. Extragalactic astronomy, galaxy clustering, active galactic nuclei, and quasars. Introduction to cosmology: Hubble law, thermal history of Big Bang, and earliest moments of universe.
P/NP or letter grading.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: Mathematics 31A, 31B, and Physics 1A or 1AH.
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Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
ASTR 82
- MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
- MATH 1Precalculus
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
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