Consent of instructor. This course explores the variety of statistical methods used in modern astrophysics. Consent of instructor. Topics covered include the physics of interstellar gas, emission nebulae, HI regions, interstellar grains and molecules, and cosmic rays and the interstellar magnetic field . Consent of instructor.
Cosmology is concerned with the large-scale contents and structure of the universe.
This course considers the history of cosmology from antiquity to the present, concentrating on the period since William Herschel and particularly on our own century. Introduction to Astrophysics. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Open to physics concentrators with fourth-year standing and consent of instructor. This yearlong sequence is designed to involve the student in current research.