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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2017
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PHYS 510 001 (CRN: 16616)
MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS
Long Title: MAGNETOSPHERIC PHYSICS
Department: Physics and Astronomy
Instructor: Toffoletto, Frank
Meeting: 10:50AM - 12:05PM TR (21-AUG-2017 - 1-DEC-2017)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 4
Enrollment data as of: 16-MAY-2025 3:32PM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: Plasma physics of the earth's magnetosphere, including interactions of the magnetosphere with the solar wind and the ionosphere. The emphasis is on large-scale phenomena, but small scale (kinetic) physics is discussed in cases where it affects the large-scale phenomena.