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SPAC   201 STARS,GALAXIES, & THE UNIVERSE           Credits 3.00  Spring 97
           * FOUNDATION 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.
A FOUNDATION COURSE
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:15PM SS*106   Dufour, Reginald
002 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM GL*106   Haymes, Robert

SPAC   203 ATMOSPHERE, WEATHER & CLIMATE            Credits 3.00  Spring 97
           * FOUNDATION COURSE: GROUP III
This course emphasizes the fundamental science of the atmospheric
system.  Among the subjects to be covered quantitatively are climate
changes, solar radiation and the Earth's energy budget, atmospheric
motions and circulation, clouds and storms, and atmospheric
environmental concerns
A FOUNDATION COURSE
001 MWF     09:00AM-09:50AM HB*227   Few, Arthur

SPAC   250 INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS             Credits 3.00  Spring 97
A survey of stars and galaxies, emphasizing both observational data and
the basic physical principles that regulate their structure, evolution,
and fate.  Modern concepts in cosmology will also be introduced.  This
course is intended for students who have had at least two semesters each
of physics, chemistry and calculus;  credit will not be given for both
Spac 250 and Spac 201.
001 TTH     10:50AM-12:05PM HB*423   Hartigan, Patrick

SPAC   300 UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR                    Credits 1.00  Spring 97
Technical readings and weekly discussion focused on an important issue
in space physics and astronomy.  For 1996-97, the topic is compact
objects.
Prereq- Spac 250 and Phys 202, or consent of instructor.
001 M       02:00PM-02:50PM HB*223   Michel, F.

SPAC   470 SOLAR SYSTEM PHYSICS                     Credits 3.00  Spring 97
The Sun, solar-terrestrial relationships, solar wind; planetary
atmospheres, ionospheres and magnetospheres.
Prereq- Spac 250; Phys 301, 302.
001 TTH     01:00PM-02:15PM PL*122   Freeman, John

SPAC   500 GRADUATE SEMINAR                         Credits 1.00  Spring 97
A presentation of current research programs in the department.
001 MW      12:00PM-12:50PM          Toffoletto, Frank

SPAC   505 PROCESSES IN COSMIC PLASMAS              Credits 3.00  Spring 97
Study of plasma phenomena that occur widely in nature.  Possible topics
include quasi-static equilibrium, magnetic equilibrium, magnetic
reconnection, particle acceleration, plasma winds and jets, and
interchange instabilities.
Prereq- Spac 470, 480.
001 TTH     02:25PM-03:40PM HB*423   Wolf, Richard
001                                  Stepinski, Tomasz

SPAC   532 CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS                Credits 3.00  Spring 97
Special relativity; covariant formulation of electrodynamics and
charged-particle radiation processes; mathematical methods.
Also offered as Phys 532
001 MWF     11:00AM-11:50AM HB*427   Chan, Anthony

SPAC   562 GALAXIES & COSMOLOGY                     Credits 3.00  Spring 97
The physics of interstellar matter; structure of the Milky Way and
other, normal galaxies; introduction to big bang cosmology.
001 MWF     10:00AM-10:50AM HB*423   Weisheit, Jon

SPAC   700 TEACHING PRACTICUM                       Credits 1.00  Spring 97
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA

SPAC   800 GRADUATE RESEARCH                        Credits 1.00  Spring 97
001 TBA     TBA                      TBA

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