Introduction to Astrophysics I: Life Cycle of Stars and Planets

1 Unit · Undergraduate

The course will explore the origin and evolution of star/planet systems, focusing on underlying physical processes and observational techniques. We will discuss the recent discovery of thousands of planets orbiting stars other than our Sun - a.k.a. "exoplanets". We will also discuss stellar remnant black holes. (Prerequisites: PHYSICS 135-1 , PHYSICS 135-2 (concurrent registration in PHYSICS 135-2 is acceptable).