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ASTRO 122

Astronomy of Stars and Galaxies

3 units

Undated

Topics

  • Light and telescopes
  • The Sun
  • Stellar properties, formation and evolution
  • White dwarfs and supernovae
  • Neutron stars and black holes
  • Milky Way structure
  • Galaxies and quasars
  • Cosmic expansion
  • Early universe and nucleosynthesis

Readings

  • Roger A. Freedman and William J. Kaufmann. Universe: Stars and Galaxies, 3rd edition, with WebAssign.
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  • Roger A. Freedman and William J. Kaufmann. Universe, 8th edition; print with WebAssign or eBook plus separately purchased WebAssign.
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Sources