The following courses, numbered 5000-9999, are offered for graduate credit. Courses numbered 5000-6999 which are also offered for undergraduate credit may be found in the undergraduate bulletin, along with all other undergraduate courses (numbered 0900-4999). Courses in the following list numbered 5000-6999 may be taken for undergraduate credit unless specifically restricted to graduate students as indicated by individual course limitations. For interpretation of numbering system, signs and abbreviations, see University Courses.
All courses with a laboratory have a non-refundable materials fee and are so indicated in the Schedule of Classes.
Prereq: PHY 2140 or PHY 2180, MAT 2010, or consent of instructor. Electromagnetic radiation and matter; solar characteristics; stellar distances; magnitudes; spectral classification; celestial mechanics; binary stars; stellar motions, structure and evolution; compact and variable stars; Milky Way Galaxy and interstellar medium; galaxies and clusters of galaxies; quasars; Hubble's Law; cosmology. (B:W)
Open only to middle- or high school teachers. Prereq: PHY 2130, 2140. Material fee applies when taken for four credits (optional laboratory). Quantitative description of constituents of solar system. Required math: algebra and trigonometry. Material Fee as indicated in the Schedule of Classes (B:F)