Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2019
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MLSC 550 001 (CRN: 25832)
MODERN ASTRONOMY
Long Title: MODERN ASTRONOMY AND OUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE
Department: School of Continuing Studies
Instructor: Johns-Krull, Christopher
Meeting: 6:15PM - 9:30PM R (7-JAN-2019 - 25-MAR-2019)
Part of Term: MLS Winter Session
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
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: 0 (permission required) Department Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 6
Enrollment data as of: 21-MAR-2025 10:08AM
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
Description: An introduction to modern astrophysics beyond the solar system including a brief history of astronomy from antiquity through Galileo and Newton. Our modern understanding of the formation, evolution, and death of stars; the composition and evolution of galaxies; the structure and evolution of the universe will then be surveyed.