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Astronomy
Description: This course focuses on the present day physics that structures the solar system, its evolution, and planetary processes. The course is a comprehensive and in-depth overview of fundamental physical processes relevant in current astronomy and planetary science research. The physical processes involved include solar radiation, gravity and orbital dynamics, space weathering, radioactivity, atmospheric processes, impacts, and phase changes. These processes will be explored from a first-principles approach to quantify their effect on relevant bodies such as the terrestrial planets, the gas and ice planets, rings, and the minor planets including asteroids, comets, and Kuiper Belt Objects. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Spring 2024
Astronomy
Term : Summer 2021
Catalog Year : 2020-2021
AST 502 - Fundamentals Of Planetary Science II
Description: This course focuses on the present day physics that structures the solar system, its evolution, and planetary processes. The course is a comprehensive and in-depth overview of fundamental physical processes relevant in current astronomy and planetary science research. The physical processes involved include solar radiation, gravity and orbital dynamics, space weathering, radioactivity, atmospheric processes, impacts, and phase changes. These processes will be explored from a first-principles approach to quantify their effect on relevant bodies such as the terrestrial planets, the gas and ice planets, rings, and the minor planets including asteroids, comets, and Kuiper Belt Objects. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Spring 2024