ASTR4432: Introduction to Astrophysics & Space Sciences II
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: Astronomy 431 or permission of the instructor
Typically offered: Spring
Covers two broad topics; the astrophysics of the interstellar medium and cosmology. The interstellar medium section covers thermal equilibrium and radiative transport in HII regions, atomic gas regions and molecular clouds. The cosmology section includes expansion of the universe, metrics, Friedmann equations, dark matter, cosmological tests, the early universe and the cosmological production of the elements.
