PHYSI 370 - Astrophysics

Upper Division

Prerequisites
PHYSI 152 and MATH 238; Minimum grade C-.

A study of the internal constitution of stars and stellar systems from the point of view of atomic and nuclear physics. The basic equations of Saha and Boltzman are used to solve the appearance of observed stellar spectra and the differential equations of continuity and state to interpret the physical properties of stellar structures.

Repeatable
No

Additional Notes
Previous course number: PHYSI 170

Course credits: 4