Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2003
Astronomy (ASTR)

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ASTR 100   EXPLORING THE COSMOS                     Credits 1.00  Spring 03
Introduction to concepts and methods used in astronomy and astrophysics.
001 HB 227 - T 12:10PM - 01:00PM        Oberlack, Uwe             Enr: 13 Max: 0
                                        Rimberg, Alexander J.

ASTR 201   STARS, GALAXIES, AND THE UNIVERSE        Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
* 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: 47 Max:

ASTR 202   EXPLORATION OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM          Credits 3.00  Spring 03
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP III
* 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 - 10:50AM      Reiff, Patricia H.        Enr: 43 Max: NA

ASTR 230   ASTRONOMY LAB                            Credits 3.00  Spring 03
This course gives students hands-on experience operating
telescopes, and
obtaining and analyzing digital astronomical images and spectra.  Lectures
introduce students to the motions of stars and planets in the night sky,
describe the coordinate systems, telescopes and instruments that astronomers
use, and show how astronomical data are analyzed. A final observing project
chosen by the student
may make use of the facilities at George Observatory
in
Brazos Bend State Park south of Houston or our own telescopes
at Rice. No
prereqs, though some astronomy and Unix experience
is helpful. Required for
astrophysics majors.
001 ML 251 - T 07:00PM - 08:00PM        Johns-Krull, Christopher  Enr: 11 Max: 0

ASTR 360   INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS - GALAXIES  Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Morphology, structure, and dynamics of galaxies; interstellar matter,
star-burst and interacting galaxies, cooling flows and galaxy clusters; active
galactic nuclei; jets, blazars and gamma-ray models; bing bang nucleosynthesis,
inflation and quintessence. This course will introduce the major developments
of modern cosmology without invoking the formal mathematics of general
relativity.
Prereq- Astr 250 and Phys 301, or consent of instructor.
001 HB 223 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM      Liang, Edison P.          Enr: 6 Max: 0

ASTR 400   UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SEMINAR           Credits 1.00  Spring 03
Seminar on current research topics in astronomy, astrophysics, and space
physics for juniors and seniors.
001 HB 423 - W 12:00PM - 12:50PM        Oberlack, Uwe             Enr: 5 Max:

ASTR 500   GRADUATE SEMINAR                         Credits 1.00  Spring 03
A presentation of current research programs in the department.  Course may be
repeated for credit.
001 TBA - W 12:00PM - 12:50PM           Oberlack, Uwe             Enr: 1 Max:

ASTR 552   ASTROPHYSICS II: GALAXIES & COSMOLOGY    Credits 3.00  Spring 03
The physics of interstellar matter; structure of galaxies; physical cosmology.
001 HB 453 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM      Baring, Matthew G.        Enr: 7 Max: 0

ASTR 600   ADVANCED TOPICS IN ASTROPHYSICS          Credits 3.00  Spring 03
Lecture/seminars which treat topics of departmental interest. Not offered every
year.
001 TBA - TBA                           Hartigan, Patrick M.      Enr: 5 Max: NA