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esearch being carried out locally. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. ASTR 222 - Planetary Science Gross dynamical and chemical properties of solar system, interior structure, plate tectonics, atmosphere of terrestrial planets, structure and evolution of giant planets, generation of magnetic fields, planet-satellite tidal interaction, planetary rings, comets, meteorites, formation and long-term stability of solar system. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Offered in alternate academic years. ASTR 224 - Origin and Evolution of the Universe Introduction to the particle physics and cosmology of the very early universe: relativistic cosmology, initial conditions, inflation and grand unified theories, baryosynthesis, nucleosynthesis, gravitational collapse, hypotheses regarding the dark matter and consequences for formation of galaxies and large scale structure. (Also offered as Physics 224. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. (Formerly The Very Early Universe.) Offered in alternate academic years. ASTR 226 - General Relativity Develops the formalism of Einstein's general relativity, including solar system tests, gravitational waves, cosmology, and black holes. Offered in alternate academic years. (Also offered as Physics 226. Students cannot receive credit for both courses.) Enrollment restricted to graduate students. ASTR 231 - Astrophysical Gas Dynamics A study of compressible gas and plasma dynamics. Transport coefficients. Linear waves and gravitational, thermal, shear, and Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities. Onedimensional unsteady flow. Shock and ionization fronts. Numerical gas dynamics. Similarity solutions. Winds and accretion flows. Offered in alternate academic years. W. Mathews ASTR 240A - Galactic and Extragalactic Stellar Systems Structure and evolutionary histories of nearby galaxies. Stellar populations, galactic dynamics, dark matter, galactic structure and mass distributions. Peculiar galaxies and starbursting galaxies. Structure and content of the Milky Way. Evolution of density perturbations in the early universe. Heirarchical clustering model for galaxy formation and evolution. ASTR 240B - Galactic and Extragalactic Stellar Systems Galaxy formation and evolution from observations of intermediate-to-high redshift galaxies (z 0.5-5). Complements and builds on 240A. Cluster galaxies and field galaxies. Foundation from classic papers on distant galaxies. Recent discoveries from IR and sub-mm measurements. Impact of AGNs and QSOs. Overview of modeling approaches. Identify theoretical and observational issues. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. 16
ASTR 240C - Galactic and Extragalactic Stellar Systems Cosmological models. Recombination epoch and thermal history of the intergalactic medium. Formation of first structures: minihalos, stars, and black holes. Cosmological reionization and early metal enrichment. Radiative transfer in a clumpy universe. Quasar absorption systems. Galaxies at high redshifts and cosmic star formation history. The nature of QSOs and active galaxies. Extragalactic background radiation. Enrollment restricted to graduate students. Offered in alternate academic years. ASTR 257 - Modern Observational Techniques Astronomical telescopes and detectors. Astronomical observing techniques. The reduction of observations. Machine shop practice in instrument construction. Offered in alternate academic years. ASTR 289 - Special Topics in <strong>Astrophysics</strong> Occasional courses in particular areas of current interest. ASTR 292 - Seminar (No Credit) Seminar attended by faculty, graduate students, and upper-division undergraduate students. As for the 12 classes: You will be required to take 3 classes in particular. One is an E & M class on radiation and plasma physics; one is a standard course in stellar structure & evolution; one is a standard course on galaxies. After that, you must take at least 2 more classes from the "physics" column, 2 more from the "stars" column, 2 more from the "galaxies" column, and then take whatever you like until you have 12. Read more about classes in 3.4 At least one quarter you must be a Teaching Assistant. Typically students do this early, when they don't necessarily have a regular research advisor for financial support anyway. (Non-CA residents must do their TA quarter during their first year, when tuition comes from University sources. After that there are no funds available to pay out-of-state tuition for TAs.) You become a TA by signing up to TA for a particular class by consultation with Sissy (the Department. Manager). There may be some paperwork to fill out and you have to be on the appropriate payroll. TAs at <strong>UCSC</strong> are unionized. You have the option of signing up for the union, but all TAs work under union rules, regardless. Information about the union comes with your TA appointment letter. TAing involves teaching sections, holding office hours, and grading papers. You may need to guest lecture for the professor when s/he's out of town. 3.5 Research Project Ideally during the summer between your 1 st and 2 nd year you will work on a roughly Master's-thesis-size project. (This is sometimes referred to as the 17
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