Fall, Spring CR 3.0
Graduate status or PHYS 342 or PHYS 344
(PHYS 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.
| Course | Title | Author | Edition | ISBN | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASTR561 | REQUIRED: Extragalactic Astronomy and Cosmology: An Introduction | Peter Schneider | 1 Ed. (November 14, 2006) | 3540331743 | Springer Science & Business Media LLC |
| ASTR561 | REQUIRED: Galactic Dynamics | James Binney and Scott Tremaine | 2nd; January 7, 2008 | 0691130272 | Benjamin Cummings |