PHY 363: Intermed Astrophysics - fall

Prerequisite: PHY 213, PHY 252 or permission of instructor

General Education requirement: Natural Science Technology

A follow-up to PHY 252, this course explores topics such as star formation, the structure of stars and the evolution of stars in detail, including the physics of stellar remnants, white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. This course will also introduce topics in cosmology, including Hubble's Law and the expansion of the universe, the cosmic microwave background, and the geometry of space-time.