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PHYS 182 - Our Evolving Universe
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Phys 182 is, together with Phys 183, the successor to the very popular
`Planets, Stars, and Galaxies'. Taking an earth-outward approach that
parallels the historic development of astronomy and astrophysics, they
provide an introduction to:
- positional astronomy and observation;
- our evolving picture of the Universe;
- the properties and origins of the solar system;
- how stars work;
- stellar birth and evolution;
- stellar death: white dwarfs, supernovae, neutron stars, black holes;
- galactic properties, structure and interactions;
- stellar clusters;
- the interstellar medium;
- modern cosmology: the Big Bang & and evolution of the Universe.
The bold-faced bullets above are the topics covered in the fall-term PHYS
182.
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