Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2000
Astronomy (ASTR)

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ASTR 201   STARS, GALAXIES, AND THE UNIVERSE        Credits 3.00  Fall 00
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
An introductory course for students in academic programs.  The formation,
evolution, and death of stars; the composition and evolution of galaxies; the
structure and evolution of the universe.
001 HB 227 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM      Dufour, Reginald J.       Enr: 35 Max: NA

ASTR 202   EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM          Credits 3.00  Fall 00
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
An introductory course for students in academic programs, surveying the sun,
planetary motions, interplanetary fields and plasmas, the planets, their
satellites and rings, and comets.
001 HB 227 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50PM      Reiff, Patricia H.        Enr: 17 Max: NA

ASTR 205   FROM SPACE AND TIME TO SPACE-TIME        Credits 3.00  Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
Introduces non-science students to major transformation in our views of space
and time precipitated by Einstein's special theory of relativity (SR).  We will
build a space-time framework and then use it to introduce the essential results
of SR.
001 HB 453 - F 02:00PM - 05:00PM        Jefferies, Paul           Enr:  Max: NA

ASTR 350   INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS - STARS     Credits 3.00  Fall 00
An introduction to celestial mechanics, radiative transfer, stellar structure,
and stellar remnants (including black holes and neutron stars). Aspects of
planetary science and solar system formation may also be explored.
001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM         Hartigan, Patrick M.      Enr:  Max: NA

ASTR 400   UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR           Credits 1.00  Fall 00
Seminar on current research topics in astronomy, astrophysics, and space
physics for juniors and seniors.
001 HB 227 - W 12:00PM - 12:50PM        Dufour, Reginald J.       Enr:  Max: NA
                                        Hartigan, Patrick M.

ASTR 451   ASTROPHYSICS I: SUN AND STARS            Credits 3.00  Fall 00
Undergraduate version of Astr 551.
001 HB 223 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Liang, Edison P.          Enr:  Max: NA

ASTR 470   SOLAR SYSTEM PHYSICS                     Credits 3.00  Fall 00
The Sun, solar-terrestrial relationships, solar wind; planetary atmospheres,
ionospheres and magnetospheres.
ASTR 350 or 360; PHYS 301,302.
001 TBA - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM         Cloutier, Paul A.         Enr: 2 Max: NA

ASTR 500   GRADUATE SEMINAR                         Credits 3.00  Fall 00
A presentation of current research programs in the department.  Course may be
repeated for credit.
001 HB 227 - W 12:00PM - 12:50PM        Dufour, Reginald J.       Enr: 7 Max: NA
                                        Hartigan, Patrick M.

ASTR 551   ASTROPHYSICS I: SUN AND STARS            Credits 3.00  Fall 00
Physics of stellar interiors and atmospheres; solar phenomena.  Concepts of
stellar evolution.
001 HB 223 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Liang, Edison P.          Enr: 1 Max: NA
Anth 600   Independent Study                        Credits 3.00  Fall 00
No description
001 TBA - TBA                           Marcus, George E.         Enr: 0 Max: NA
002 TBA - TBA                           Faubion, James D.         Enr: 2 Max: NA