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ASTRONOMY 6309 Galactic and Extragalactic Astronomy Fall 2007 |
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| Instructor: | Vicki Sarajedini | ||
| Class time: | MWF 3:00pm - 3:50pm BRT 3 | ||
| Text Books: | Galactic Astronomy (Binney and Merrifield) | Galactic Dynamics (Binney and Tremaine) | Galaxies in the Universe (Sparke and Gallagher) |
| Office: | Bryant Space Science Center 218 | ||
| Office Hours: | stop by or make an appointment | ||
| Office Telephone: | 352-392-2052 x237 | ||
| Email: | vicki@astro.ufl.edu | ||
This course is one of 6 core courses required in the graduate astronomy curriculum but is also open to interested students in other departments. In addition to a general familiarity with astronomy at the introductory level, the course requires calculus, differential equation theory, and mechanics. It aims to provide an observational survey of the general characteristics of galaxies, including the Milky Way, together with an introduction to the methods of stellar dynamics and their application to galaxies. Topics to be covered include: