UCSC Astronomy & Astrophysics Orientation Guide last update ...
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high-energy astrophysics. Missions include the Milagro cosmic ray airshower detector, the GLAST, Satellite, and the Atlas detector at CERN. In addition, SCIPP supports the work of theoretical cosmology. Joel Primack, George Blumenthal, and several members of the Physics Department faculty are affiliated with SCIPP. UCO/Lick http://www.ucolick.org The University of California Observatories/Lick Observatory is an organized research unit of the UC system. Lick Observatory, located atop Mt. Hamilton near San Jose, harbors 3-m and 1-m “workhorse” telescopes that are extensively used by faculty and graduate students. In addition, UCO/Lick administers the UC portion of access to Keck Observatory atop Mauna Kea, which is shared with Caltech. The twin Keck telescopes (10-m) are the largest in the world, and UCSC researchers make extensive use of this facility. 3.3 The graduate curriculum In roughly chronological order, here's how you get from where you are now to a PhD: 3.4 Classes Table below lists the classes taught in 2005-06 academic year. In approximately your first two years (that's 6 quarters, not 4 semesters), you will take 12 classes, plus 2 others. Let me get the "others" out of the way first: one (Intro. to Research) is simply a course where each faculty member comes by to chat with your class of first-years about his or her research; the other is Independent Study, which you must take in connection with your Research Project. Read more about that below. You are required to take the following: Physics (3), Stars (3), Galaxies (3), Other (2) plus ind. study with your advisor. Example of the Astronomy and Astrophysics offerings: FALL 2006 | WINTER 2007| SPRING 2007 | ASTR 205 Introduction to Astronomical Research Epps, H. ASTR 212 Dynamical Astronomy Laughlin, G. ASTR 220A Stellar Structure and Evolution Bodenheimer, P. ASTR 292 Seminar Fac not assigned 14
FALL 2006 | WINTER 2007| SPRING 2007 | ASTR 220B Star and Planet Formation Bodenheimer, P. ASTR 235 Numerical Techniques Laughlin, G. ASTR 292 Seminar Fac not assigned FALL 2006 | WINTER 2007| SPRING 2007| ASTR 220C Advanced Stages of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis Woosley, S. ASTR 230 Low-Density Astrophysics Mathews, W. ASTR 231 Physical Cosmology TBA ASTR 260 Instrumentation for Astronomy Rockosi, C. ASTR 292 Seminar Fac. Not assigned COURSE DESCRIPTIONS ASTR 202 - Electromagnetism and Plasma Physics Topics in classical radiation: multipole radiation, synchrotron and Cerenkov radiation, Compton scattering, bremsstrahlung, stimulated and coherent emission, diffraction and scattering. Topics in plasma physics: plasma waves, Debye length, adiabatic invariants, wave propagation in plasmas, Landau damping, two-stream instability. (Also offered as Physics 213. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Offered in alternate academic years. ASTR 204A - Physics of Astrophysics I Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, perturbation theory, action angle variables, classical field, elasticity, kinetic theory, statistical mechanics, quantum mechanics, density matrix, quantum field theory, equation of state. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Offered in alternate academic years. ASTR 204B - Physics of Astrophysics II Fluid mechanics, equation of motion, inviscid and viscous flow, boundary layers, turbulence, compressibility, sound and non-linear waves, heat and momentum transport, instabilities, magnetohydrodynamics, Alfven waves, antipolar diffusion, plasma physics, stability. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Offered in alternate academic years. ASTR 205 - Introduction to Astronomical Research Lectures by UCSC faculty on current areas of astronomical and astrophysical 15
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FALL 2006 | WINTER 2007| SPRING 2007 |<br />
ASTR 220B Star and Planet<br />
Formation<br />
Bodenheimer, P.<br />
ASTR 235 Numerical Techniques Laughlin, G.<br />
ASTR 292 Seminar Fac not assigned<br />
FALL 2006 | WINTER 2007| SPRING 2007|<br />
ASTR 220C Advanced Stages of<br />
Stellar Evolution and<br />
Nucleosynthesis<br />
Woosley, S.<br />
ASTR 230 Low-Density<br />
<strong>Astrophysics</strong><br />
Mathews, W.<br />
ASTR 231 Physical Cosmology TBA<br />
ASTR 260 Instrumentation for<br />
<strong>Astronomy</strong><br />
Rockosi, C.<br />
ASTR 292 Seminar Fac. Not assigned<br />
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS<br />
ASTR 202 - Electromagnetism and Plasma Physics<br />
Topics in classical radiation: multipole radiation, synchrotron and Cerenkov<br />
radiation, Compton scattering, bremsstrahlung, stimulated and coherent<br />
emission, diffraction and scattering. Topics in plasma physics: plasma waves,<br />
Debye length, adiabatic invariants, wave propagation in plasmas, Landau<br />
damping, two-stream instability. (Also offered as Physics 213. Students cannot<br />
receive credit for both courses.) Offered in alternate academic years.<br />
ASTR 204A - Physics of <strong>Astrophysics</strong> I<br />
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian dynamics, perturbation theory, action angle<br />
variables, classical field, e<strong>last</strong>icity, kinetic theory, statistical mechanics, quantum<br />
mechanics, density matrix, quantum field theory, equation of state. Enrollment<br />
restricted to graduate students. Offered in alternate academic years.<br />
ASTR 204B - Physics of <strong>Astrophysics</strong> II<br />
Fluid mechanics, equation of motion, inviscid and viscous flow, boundary layers,<br />
turbulence, compressibility, sound and non-linear waves, heat and momentum<br />
transport, instabilities, magnetohydrodynamics, Alfven waves, antipolar<br />
diffusion, plasma physics, stability. Enrollment restricted to graduate students.<br />
Offered in alternate academic years.<br />
ASTR 205 - Introduction to Astronomical Research<br />
Lectures by <strong>UCSC</strong> faculty on current areas of astronomical and astrophysical<br />
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