PHYS-4774: Intro to Physics of Galaxies
Description: Survey of our current observational and theoretical understanding of the formation and evolution of galaxies. Observational review of galaxy sizes and compositions, including the origin of the Hubble sequence. Physical description of a galaxy via distribution functions and stellar orbits. Time evolution of the distribution function. The Schwarzschild method for determining orbits. The physics of active galaxies.
Pathways: N/A
Course Hours: 3 credits
Corequisites: N/A
Crosslist: N/A
Repeatability: N/A
Sections Taught: 1
Average GPA: 3.80 (A)
Strict A Rate (No A-) : 80.00%
Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%
| Danielle M Lucero | 2024 | 80.0% | 20.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.80 | 1 |