GALAXIES
Properties of present day galaxies, including the Milky Way, the growth and evolution of dark matter halos, star formation and the stellar initial mass function, supermassive black holes and active galactic nuclei, groups and clusters of galaxies, galaxy evolution, reionization, and the first galaxies.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the basic properties of present-day galaxies and their scaling relations. Audience: Graduate 2. Summarize relevant observational techniques and their limitations. Audience: Graduate 3. Articulate the physical and mathematical assumptions that underpin models of dark matter halo collapse and growth. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe and/or mathematically model the core astrophysical processes that drive the evolution of the baryonic component of galaxies. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe the basic properties of present-day galaxies and their scaling relations. Audience: Graduate 2. Summarize relevant observational techniques and their limitations. Audience: Graduate 3. Articulate the physical and mathematical assumptions that underpin models of dark matter halo collapse and growth. Audience: Graduate 4. Describe and/or mathematically model the core astrophysical processes that drive the evolution of the baryonic component of galaxies. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027