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Astronomy
Chair: Alan Wiseman PHY 450 229-4079
agw@uwm.edu

Please note: The College of Letters & Science charges an additional special course fee for Distance Education (online) sections. These sections can be distinguished by a section number beginning with 2-- (e.g., 201, 202). If the special course fee is not listed in the Schedule of Classes, please contact Andy Cuneo, L&S Student Academic Services, via e-mail, acuneo@uwm.edu, or phone (414) 229-2787.
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ASTRON-103: Survey of Astronomy (3 units; U ; NS)

History of astronomy; planets; stellar evolution, nucleosynthesis; death of stars: white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes; galaxies and quasars; expansion of the universe, dark matter; the big bang.

Notes:
Prereq: math placement level D.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
NS   3 LEC 001 39405 11:00 AM-11:50 AM MWF 01/22-05/09 Erb, Dawn PHY 137  
For 1-hr Supplemental Instruction review session times, visit the website www4.uwm.edu/pass and click on Supplemental Instruction or email pass@uwm.edu.
NS   3 LEC 002 40638 5:30 PM-6:45 PM MW 01/22-05/09 Chang, Philip PHY 137  
For 1-hr Supplemental Instruction review session times, visit the website www4.uwm.edu/pass and click on Supplemental Instruction or email pass@uwm.edu.
NS   3 LEC 203 42378 - 01/22-05/09 De Arcenegui Siemens, F ONLINE WEB  
For 1-hr Supplemental Instruction review session times, visit the website www4.uwm.edu/pass and click on Supplemental Instruction or email pass@uwm.edu.

ASTRON-104: Astronomy Laboratory (1 units; U ; NS+)

Observations of planets, stars, stellar clusters, and galaxies; related experiments. Correlated with Astron 103; can be taken with Astron 300.

Notes:
Prereq: Astron 103(C) or 300(C).

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
NS+   1 LAB 801 39406 7:30 PM-9:20 PM M 01/28-05/09 Murray, Daniel PHY 226  
NS+   1 LAB 802 39407 7:30 PM-9:20 PM W 01/22-05/09 Murray, Daniel PHY 226  
NS+   1 LAB 803 40639 7:30 PM-9:20 PM R 01/22-05/09 Murray, Daniel PHY 226  
NS+   1 LAB 804 41233 3:00 PM-4:50 PM W 01/22-05/09 Cohen, Samuel PHY 226  

ASTRON401(320): Astrophysics II (3 units; U )

Continuation of Astron 400; for students with junior-/senior-level background in mathematics and physics. The Milky Way Galaxy; galactic evolution; structure of the Universe; cosmology.

Notes:
Prereq: Astron 400(300)(P).
Second semester introductory astrophysics for students with junior-/senior-level background in mathematics and physics. Topics covered include the Milky Way Galaxy, types of galaxies and galactic evolution, structure of the Universe and cosmology. Basic familiarity with quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and differential equations is required. Prerequisites: Physics 309(P), Physics 317 is preferred. Astron 400.

GER   Units Section Class# Hours Days Dates Instructor Room Syllabus
    3 LEC 001 46573 9:00 AM-9:50 AM MWF 01/22-05/09 Erb, Dawn PHY 120