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2023/2024 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ASTR 450 - Extragalactic Astronomy

Units: 3

Grading Method: LCR: Letter Grade with Cr/NC available. The grading default for the class will be letter grade, but students can opt to take it for Cr/NC

Prerequisite(s): ASTR 201  or equivalent; MATH 150 , MATH 151 ; PHYS 195 , PHYS 196 , PHYS 197 .

Review of basic astrophysics; flux and intensity measurements, blackbody radiation, the astronomical magnitude system, interstellar extinction, and distances determinations within the galaxy; morphological properties of galaxies; stellar populations; extragalactic distance indicators and the cosmological distance scale; introduction to cosmology.

Maximum Credits: 3