AST 4221 - Astrophysics II

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: AST 4220 - Astrophysics 1
Course Description: The Physics of stellar objects: Classification of stars, nature of stellar spectra, Physics of stellar structure. The Sun, evolution of stars, neutron stars, black holes, binary systems. Galactic Astrophysics: Physics of the milky way, galactic structure, galactic evolution, large scale structure of the universe, active galaxies, cosmology, origin of the universe.