l
770 Colloquium. (1) ]unior Year
A weeklyf meetirggdof {he staff and liidvancedd stiidentskfor the dis- Fal] Sonlcstcr
CUSSIOH O YCCED CVE ODHIED S lll p YSICS 8H 0 WO! lll pl'0gl'€SS _
in the department. Credit is given to those who satisfactorily present MA 432 Methods APP11€d Math 1 3
papers. May be repeated to a maximum of eight credits. PHY 416 El€Cl1’lClty 8nCl 1\/13 1l€lZlSIT1 3
PHY 404 M l ' g
- . . , ec iamcs 3
  blllflépiilslili \¥/OT]; 171 Ph};Sl$S].9 dl (3) AST 292 Galactic Astronomyeeea 3
ay e repea ec t rec times or .1 tota 0 .. cre its. Elcctivcsaaae 36
790 Research. (3) .
. May be repeated once for a total of six credits. Spnng Semester _
MA 433 Methods Applied Math 11 3
791 Research. (5) PHY 417 Electricity and Magnetism 3
` May be repeated once for a total of 10 credits. AST 391 Celestial 1V1CCl1HniCS*** 3
AST 492 Galactic Astronomy 11*** 3
Electives 3,6
Departmental Requirements
A 4 . . Senior Year
for a Mayor in Astronomy FAH Semester
For University and college requirements: See The AST {95 E1€m€¤t¤fy AStr01>hysiCs 1*** 3
Academic Program Section   334 Fundamental Atomic and Nuclear Physicsg 13
cc iycs . _
— General Studies Requirements: Completion of one _
sequence of courses in six of the General Studies Areas. Spring Semester _ my _
rim six ms must include MA ns in Area 1, Area AST 4% E*¤¤¢¤*¤ii As“"1’l‘Y§‘E§H 3
H F 1 G R . . A IV A v_ AST 291 Spherical Astronomyrrr 3
Y {Cnc l> Orman Or usshm In ma i TCH > PHY 333 Fundamental Atomic and Nuclear Physics 3
V1 or V11; and Area V111. Electives 6—9
Pre-Major Requirements: PHY 231 or 250, 232 or % t H h_ h ACT b H ENG 105 d
. / { / UC Gl'! S \V1 I lg SCOYES Ullly Sl! S   l1tC BH
              B,         ENC 106. See Lower Division College requirements.
· · » · _ °° The foreign language should be French, German, or Russian.
A/Ialor and Field Of Concentrdtwn Requlrelnentéh   Students with foreign language in high school may not need to take
V hours of gstronomyr beyond the 100-lcvcl Courggg;   four semesters of language. See Lower Division College requirements.
hours of physics beyond the 200-level courses; nine hours :::}‘;*€"°h“"g€“bl€ ;1“ ‘;“‘;]‘°";’;;;i"5;;i)“’sé 1 d
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4 of H1€lth€n12ltlCS beyond the 200-level courses in the juni; 2°;°;’:]?;“y;ar.t “ ( P€°9'°$°°P>’) 8 €€°1°
V Freshman Year
Fall Semester Astronomy Courses
· ENG 101 Freslnnan COl11])OSltlOH:l 3 ]l)] Descriptive AStronOyn>v_  
. R/1A 113 C2l1ClllLlS 4 A non-mathematical course dealing with the earth moon sun planets
l PHY 231 General University Physics 3 comets. and mvtv¤rs·
I PHY 241 General University Physics Laboratory 2 7 _ _ _
Fmcign Languagcerr 3 19- Descriptive Astronomy. (3)
Gcncml Studies 3 A non-mathematical course dealing with the earth, moon, solar system, `
the stars, the galaxy, and the universe at large. No prereq.
Spring Semester
ENG 102   C..........a.... 3 193 E%€*?w~*¤rr AS*m~¤my· < 3>
MA 114 C I I 4 A descriptive, non-mathematical account of the solar system, the sun
, 3 Cu us _ _ _ _’ and stars, our galaxy, and the universe at large. For elective credit,
` PHY 232. General University Physics J non—science requirement. Credit is not given for both AST 193 and
~‘ PHY 242 General University Physics Lab 2 ¤‘¤*h<** 191 91 19%
Foreign Language 3 _
Gcncml Studies 3 291 Spherical Astronomy. (3)
Application of the formulae for the spherical triangle to a variety of
problems on the celestial sphere. Prereq: plane trigonometry.
Sophomore Year
, Fal] Semester 292 Galactic Astronomy 1. (3)
. ., V Consideration ot stellar statistics, radio astronomy, galactic rotation,
AST 191 Dcscrlljtllc ASUOHOHI1 3 stellar populations, interstellar medium. Prereq: AST 19]., 192 or 2
MA 213 AnHlySlS 4 consent of department.
Foreign Language 3  
, Behavioral Science 3 391 Celestial l\i1cchanics. (3) Q
1'1lSli0r)’ O1' SOCi2ll SCl€l1C€ 3 The mechanics of systems of gravitating particles, with emphasis upon
Eklctjyc   the calculation of orbits, theory of perturbations.
· Spring Semester 392 Intermediate Spherical Astronomy (3)
l AST IQ] Descriptive Astronomy 3 Stellar parallax and proper motion; aberration; binary star orbits;
E       3 t\t!llOS[)l`iBl’1C I`0fI'HCilOllS. PI`(3l'CqZ S[)hCI`lCill tlStl’()IlOTl`Iy 0I' COXlS(‘llt of
, “‘ _ _ _ i1·t ·t .
  PHY 260 Principles of Modern Physics 3 H mt or
l Forcigfl Lallgflagc 3 492 Galactic Astronomy 11. (3)
Bqhavwml 5C1€_11CC _ E Study of the content, organization, and evolution of our own and I
1'11S[Ory OI` SOC181 SCICHCC J other galaxies. Prereq: AST 292 or consent of instructor. ‘
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