Teaching

Astro 1

• Title: Astronomical Universe
• Prerequisite: none
• Comments: A survey of Astronomy, from Stars to Galaxies to Cosmology and then back to the Solar System for non-science majors.
• Currently being taught

Astro 1H

• Title: Astronomical Universe (Honors Section)
• Prerequisite: none
• Comments: A survey of Astronomy, from Stars to Galaxies to Cosmology and then back to the Solar System for non-science majors.
• Last taught: Spring 2001

Astro 11

• Title: Elementary Astronomy Laboratory
• Prerequisite or concurrent: Astro 1 or 10
• Comments: Selected experiments to illustrate astronomical principles for non-science majors.
• Last taught: Fall 1996

Astro 293

• Title: Observational Astronomy Laboratory
• Prerequisite or concurrent: Astro 292 (or come talk to me)
• Comments: Selected experiments in observational astronomy using computers, telescopes, and modern instrumentation.
• Last taught: Spring 1995

Astro 480

• Title: Nebulae, Galaxies, and Cosmology
• Prerequisites: Astro 292, Physics 204
• Comments: Emission line spectroscopy, the structure and evolution of galaxies, physics of galactic nuclei and quasars, observational cosmology.
• Last taught: Fall 2002

Astro 504

• Title: Extragalactic Astronomy
• Prerequisites: Astro 501, 502
• Comments: Galaxies, their evolution, and the quest for the cosmological parameters H0, q0, Omega(matter), Omega(lambda).
• Last taught: Spring 2006

Astro 505 (half semester)

• Title: Advanced Theory -- The Astrophysics of Gaseous Nebulae
• Prerequisites: Astro 501, 502
• Comments: The physics of H II regions, planetary nebulae, and AGN line emission.
• Last taught: Spring 1995

Astro 534

• Title: Stellar Structure and Evolution
• Prerequisites: Astro 501, 502
• Comments: The mechanical and thermal structure of stars, element nucleosynthesis, stellar evolution from the ZAMS through post-AGB stages.
• Last taught: Spring 2007