AST 390 · Compass

AST 390

Special Topics in Astrophysics and Cosmology

3 credits

Covers selected topics in astrophysics and cosmology, such as black holes, neutron stars, and gravitational waves; computational astrophysics; astrobiology and exoplanets; high-energy astrophysics; etc. Topics may be repeated every few years. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 credits under different course topics.

Prerequisites

All of

permission of the department

All of

AST 203Astronomy

PHY 277Computation for Physics and Astronomy

One of

MAT 203Calculus III with Applications

MAT 211Introduction to Linear Algebra

MAT 307Multivariable Calculus with Linear Algebra

AMS 261Applied Calculus III

Catalog text

permission of the department and the following: AST 203, PHY 277, MAT 203 or 211 or 307 or AMS 261

Sections

Spring 2027

Section	Days	Time	Room	Instructor
LEC 01	TuTh	11:00AM–12:20PM	FREY HALL 309 WESTCAMPUS	Michael Zingale★ 4.3