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2015-2016 University Catalog

ASTR 404 - Galaxies and Cosmology

Credits: 3
Not Repeatable
The structure of the Milky Way as the basis for our knowledge of galaxies; the properties of galaxies from our local neighborhood out to the youngest galaxies in the far distant universe; observational and theoretical approaches to the structure and evolution of galaxies; the basics of cosmology and the formation of structure in the universe. Computational tools introduced in ASTR 328 are developed further.

Prerequisite(s): ASTR 328.

Hours of Lecture or Seminar per week: 3
Hours of Lab or Studio per week: 0