The Science of Our Space Environment

4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)

(Same as Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences M154.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: Physics 1A, 1B, 1C. Introduction to the science of the Sun, heliosphere, and near-Earth space environment. Electromagnetic and particle emissions from the Sun, sunspots and the solar cycle, solar wind, planetary magnetospheres, planetary ionospheres, and auroras. Applications to space weather prediction and impacts on satellite systems. P/NP or letter grading.