Astronomy 160

Astronomy 160 is the course on stellar physics. It is a four unit course.

Prerequisites

Astronomy 7A, Physics 5A, Physics 5B, and Physics 5C or Physics 7A, Physics 7B, and Physics 7C.

Student Comments

“As this is an upper division astro class, it relies on the students having a foundation in core physics, primarily thermodynamics and quantum mechanics. Having knowledge of particle physics can also be helpful, but the curriculum will review all of these concepts. The class will go in depth into the physics of stars - their structure and evolution over their lifetimes. For people interested in pursuing post-undergrad studies in astrophysics, this class is extremely good preparation as it gives insight into topics that actually come up in astro research nowadays. For people just looking to study in undergrad, it’s an extremely interesting class and a great capstone to all the physics and astro learned in the major thus far. There is not a consistently helpful text for this class so going to office hours and taking good lecture notes will be extremely beneficial.” – Samantha Wu, applied math/astrophysics alumna