2018 Spring
PHYSICS C161 001 - LEC 001
Relativistic Astrophysics and Cosmology
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
15
Enrolled: 15
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 30
Waitlist Max: 20
No Reserved Seats
Also offered as:
ASTRON C161
Hours & Workload
1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 8 hours of outside work hours per week.
Other classes by Martin White
Course Catalog Description
Elements of general relativity. Physics of pulsars, cosmic rays, black holes. The cosmological distance scale, elementary cosmological models, properties of galaxies and quasars. The mass density and age of the universe. Evidence for dark matter and dark energy and concepts of the early universe and of galaxy formation. Reflections on astrophysics as a probe of the extrema of physics.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
Textbook information is not available for Spring 2018.