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                      | 2019-2020 Academic Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 
 
   |  PHYS 320 - AstrophysicsCredits: 4
 A quantitative study of topics including celestial mechanics as described by Kepler’s and Newton’s laws, radiation in astronomy, telescopes, stellar spectra, star formation, the structure and evolution of stars, relativity, and big bang cosmology.
 
 Prerequisite: PHYS 110  or PHYS 101 .
 
 Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.
 
 
 
 
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