Galaxies

9 units · Undergraduate

Spring: 9 units This undergraduate course introduces the phenomenology of galaxies ranging from the smallest ‘dwarf’ galaxies to the largest galaxy clusters, highlighting the physical processes and computational/analysis tools necessary to investigate and understand the formation, evolution, and structure of galactic systems as well as their importance for adjacent areas of astrophysics. Prerequisites: ( 15-110 and 33-224 and 33-331 ) or ( 15-112 and 33-224 and 33-331 )