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PHYS561 — Fall 2017

PHYS561: Galaxies and Large Scale Structure (PAST/FUTURE SEMESTER)

Offering:
Fall, Spring CR: 3.0


Prerequisites:
Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344
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Description:
(ASTR 561) Covers basic observed properties and models of galactic structure, dynamics of stars, physics of interstellar medium, formation of galaxies, properties of clusters of galaxies, and dark matter.


Instructor(s):
Lister, Matthew


Email:
Lister, Matthew


Textbook(s) for Fall 2017

Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher Req/Opt Notes
Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology: An Introduction Peter Schneider 978-3-642-06971-0 Springer Required

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