2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

346 Course Descriptions/Architecture691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Research for and preparation of dissertation. Prerequisite:Graduate classification or approval of instructor and department head.693. Professional Study. Credit 1 or more each semester. Application of verbal, graphic, research andcritical thinking skills to an approved, individually selected architectural issue or design project that willadvance the broad understanding of architecture and its impact on people. The terminal requirementfor the Master of Architecture degree. May be taken more than once but not more than 6 hours usedtoward a degree. Prerequisites: ARCH 605, ARCH 606, ARCH 607; proposal approval.* Field trips may be required for which departmental fees may be assessed to cover costs.Astronomyphysics.tamu.edu(ASTR)601. Extragalactic Astronomy. (3-0). Credit 3. Overview of observations of galaxies and large-scale structuresin the Universe to understand their formation and evolution from theoretical and observationalperspectives; galaxy luminosity functions; evolution of stellar populations and chemical enrichment;clusters and AGN. Prerequisites: PHYS 601; or ASTR 314 and PHYS 302; or approval of instructor.Cross-listed with PHYS 641.602. Astronomical Observing Techniques and Instrumentation. (3-0). Credit 3. Theory and practiceof obtaining and analyzing astrometric, photometric, spectroscopic, and interferometric measurementsof astronomical sources across the electromagnetic spectrum; principles of design, fabrication, assembly,test, deployment, and use of astronomical instruments. Prerequisites: PHYS 615 or equivalent; orapproval of instructor. Cross-listed with PHYS 642.603. Stellar Astrophysics. (3-0). Credit 3. Theoretical and observational aspects of stellar astrophysics;thermodynamic properties of stellar interiors; energy sources; nuclear processes and burning stages;convective and radiative energy transport; evolutionary models; atmospheres; stability and pulsations;chemical enrichment processes; population synthesis. Prerequisites: PHYS 606 and PHYS 607 or equivalents;or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with PHYS 643.604. Cosmology. (3-0). Credit 3. Basic principles of modern cosmology and particle physics; general relativity;cosmic inflation; Big Bang nucleosynthesis; expansion of the universe; cosmic microwave background;large-scale structure of the Universe; properties of particles; dark matter; dark energy. Prerequisites:PHYS 615 or equivalent; or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with PHYS 644.605. Galactic Astronomy. (3-0). Credit 3. Basic nature and structure of constituents of Milky Way galaxy;distribution and motions of stars and gas; origin evolution and distribution of large-scale chemicalabundances and kinematic patterns across populations; models of galaxy formation and implications ofmodern observations. Prerequisites: PHYS 601 and PHYS 607 or equivalents; or approval of instructor.Cross-listed with PHYS 645.606. Radiative Transfer. (3-0). Credit 3. Fundamental radiative processes in stellar and planetary atmospheres;radiative fields; Stokes parameters; Mueller matrix formalism; radiation from moving charges;Compton scattering; plasma effects; atomic structure and radiative transitions; molecular structure andspectra; multiple scattering. Prerequisites: PHYS 302, PHYS 304, PHYS 408, and PHYS 412 or equivalents;or approval of instructor. Cross-listed with PHYS 646.681. Seminar. (1-0). Credit 1. Subjects of current importance; normally required of all graduate students inastronomy. May be repeated for credit.685. Directed Studies. Credit 1 to 9. Individual problems not related to thesis. Prerequisite: Approval ofinstructor.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of astronomy. May be repeatedfor credit. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.691. Research. Credit 1 or more each semester. Research toward thesis or dissertation. Prerequisite: Baccalaureatedegree in physics or equivalent.