Spring 2022
ASTRON 7B 103 - LAB 103
Introduction to Astrophysics
David Jacob Matthews
Class #:28246
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Astronomy
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
26
Enrolled: 6
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 32
Waitlist Max: 10
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 1 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week.
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Course Catalog Description
This is the second part of an overview of astrophysics, which begins with 7A. This course covers the Milky Way galaxy, star formation and the interstellar medium, galaxies, black holes, quasars, dark matter, the expansion of the universe and its large-scale structure, and cosmology and the Big Bang. The physics in this course includes that used in 7A (mechanics and gravitation; kinetic theory of gases; properties of radiation and radiative energy transport; quantum mechanics of photons, atoms, and electrons; and magnetic fields) and adds the special and general theories of relativity.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Requirements class fulfills
Meets Physical Science, L&S Breadth
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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