Dec 21, 2024  
2019-2020 Academic Catalog 
    
2019-2020 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]


Syllabus

ASTR-1135 Deep Space Astronomy 3


Conceptual study of cosmology and relativity, emphasizing the Einsteinian perceptions of gravity, matter, energy, and space-time geometry. Also examines in detail anomalistic subjects such as black holes, wormholes, “white fountains”, and obstacles to superluminal (“faster than light”) travel.
Formerly ASTR-120
Prerequisites: ASTR-1115  /ASTR-1115L  

 
Offered: Fall, Spring