ASTR 140
Stellar Systems and Cosmology
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Designed for senior Astrophysics and Physics majors. Properties of star clusters and galaxies, with particular emphasis on Milky Way galaxy. Clusters and superclusters of galaxies. Extragalactic distance scale. Quasars and active galaxies. Topics in cosmology, including expansion of universe, microwave background, galaxy formation from primordial fluctuations, and observational constraints on Big Bang. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Some days he is good at teaching, others not. Some days he is gone to a telescope or conference and just cancels class or has someone fill in. Some days he is really awkward, others really nice. Although he does a good job of getting across the basic ideas, the details (which the homework and tests are based off of) he is not so good with. The tests are pretty tough and there is not enough time for them. No reason to avoid him, but I wouldn't take a class just because he is teaching it.
Some days he is good at teaching, others not. Some days he is gone to a telescope or conference and just cancels class or has someone fill in. Some days he is really awkward, others really nice. Although he does a good job of getting across the basic ideas, the details (which the homework and tests are based off of) he is not so good with. The tests are pretty tough and there is not enough time for them. No reason to avoid him, but I wouldn't take a class just because he is teaching it.
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