Astronomy 220, Fall 2010, MW 1:00 - 2:15, ML104
Prof. Pieter van Dokkum
An intensive introduction to extragalactic astronomy. The structure and evolution of galaxies, quasars and supermassive nuclear black holes, observational cosmology, and the history of the universe.
This course is an astrophysics course, meaning that physics and
mathematics are used.
Prerequisites: a strong background in high-school
math and physics.