ASTR 200. Survey of Astronomy (4 units)
Link to catalog page: https://catalog.ucsd.edu/courses/ASTR.html#astr200
Description
Introduction to astronomical concepts and phenomenology at the graduate level. Astrophysical measurement, major structures in the universe, properties of stars and galaxies, star formation and stellar processes, HR diagram, the Milky Way, galaxy formation and evolution, stellar and galactic clusters, cosmological distance scales, dark matter and energy, and cosmology. Includes order of magnitude problem-solving covering all fields of astrophysics.
Prerequisite courses
ASTR 200 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have ASTR 200 as a prerequisite.