Courses

PHYS2070 Galaxies and the Universe

Unit1

  1. Introduction and Review
    History of Galaxies; Astrometry; Photometry; Spectroscopy; Doppler Effect; Distances.

Unit2

  1. Stellar Properties Relevant to Studies of Galaxies
    Spectra; H-R Diagram; Star Clusters; Mass and Luminosity; Age; Evolution; Super- novae; White Dwarfs; Pulsars; Black Holes; Variable Stars; Standard Candles.


Unit3

  1. Normal Galaxies
    Milky Way, including Nuclear Black Hole; Morphology; Stars, Gas, and Dust; Internal Motions and Implications for Mass; Dark Matter.

  2. Peculiar Galaxies
    Morphological Distinction; Interactions; Nuclear Activity; Quasars.


Unit4

  1. Organization of Galaxies & Evolution and Formation of Galaxies
    Clustering; Morphological Segregation; Nature versus Nurture; Changes in Galaxies with Redshift; Gravitational Lensing; The Cosmic Web; Waves; Chemistry; Flows; Mergers.

  2. Cosmology
    The Redshift; Hubble’s Law; Hubble’s Constant; The Cosmic Microwave Background; The Cosmological Principle; The Scale Factor; Constituents of the Universe, including Dark Energy; The Big Bang.


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PHYS1422 Physics with Application in Life Science


PHYS1801 Electricity, Magnetism and Optics for En- gineers


NATS1945 Physics and Technology for Future World Leaders


NATS1740 Astronomy


NATS1880 Life Beyond Earth


NATS1745 History of Astronomy


NATS1585 Exploring the Universe


NATS1570 Exploring Solar System