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SPS 5010 ASTROPHYSICS 1: STELLAR
STRUCTURE AND EVOLUTION (3 credits).
Introduces basic interior structural equations,
energy generation processes, opacity, energy transport,
radiation transport in stellar atmospheres, star
formation, late stages of stellar evolution, stellar
binaries and clusters. Special emphasis on analytic
and numerical models relevant to the sun. Prerequisites:
PHY 3060, SPS 1010.
SPS 5011 ASTROPHYSICS 2: GALACTIC
STRUCTURE AND COSMOLOGY (3 credits).
Includes formation and evolution of the Galaxy,
including stellar populations and kinematics, spiral
density theory; extragalactic astronomy, active
galactic nuclei, Hubble’s law, large-scale structure;
and cosmology, including inflationary cosmology
and the particle physics connection. Prerequisites:
SPS 5010.
SPS 5020 SPACE PHYSICS 1: THE LOW-
ENERGY UNIVERSE (3 credits). Introduces
low-energy space plasma physics including the
statistical behavior of plasmas, kinetic theory and
magnetohydrodynamics. Emphasizes solar system
space plasma physics and the sun-Earth connection
including magnetospheric physics. Prerequisites:
PHY 3440.
SPS 5021 SPACE PHYSICS 2: THE HIGH-
ENERGY UNIVERSE (3 credits). The theoretical
background and methods for observing gamma rays,
x-rays, high energy electrons and heavy particles,
cosmic rays, neutrons and gravitational waves from
both spacecraft and Earth. (Requirement: Prerequisite
course or instructor approval.) Prerequisites:
SPS 4025.
SPS 5030 PLANETARY SCIENCE 1: INTERI-
ORS (3 credits). Mechanical and thermal processes
governing the interior structure and surfaces of
the major and minor planetary bodies of the solar
system. Includes the planetary crust, mantle, core,
core-mantle interface, seismicity, density and elastic
constants. (Requirement: Prerequisite course or
instructor approval.) Prerequisites: SPS 3010.
SPS 5031 PLANETARY SCIENCE 2: ATMO-
SPHERES (3 credits). Principles governing the
evolution, composition and retention of planetary
atmospheres and the interplanetary environment.
Includes the neutral atmosphere, photochemical
processes, diffusion dynamics and planetary
ionospheres and magnetospheres. Prerequisites:
SPS 4030.
SPS 5050 ASTRODYNAMICS (3 credits). Includes
the gravitational force, circular restricted threebody
problem, many-bodies problem, perturbation
theory, rocket dynamics, transfer orbits, motion of
an artificial satellite and interplanetary trajectories.
Prerequisites: SPS 3030.
138 Florida Institute of Technology
SPS 5088 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPACE SCI-
ENCES (3 credits). Investigates specific problems
in the space sciences. (Requirement: Department
head approval.)
SPS 5089 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPACE SCI-
ENCES (3 credits). Investigates specific problems
in the space sciences. (Requirement: Department
head approval.) Prerequisites: SPS 5088.
SPS 5090 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OBSERVA-
TIONAL ASTRONOMY 1 (3 credits). Participation
in advanced observing programs at the university’s
observatories. (Requirement: Department head
approval.)
SPS 5091 SPECIAL TOPICS IN OBSERVA-
TIONAL ASTRONOMY 2 (3 credits). Participation
in advanced observing programs at the university’s
observatories. (Requirement: Department head
approval.) Prerequisites: SPS 5090.
SPS 5999 THESIS (0-6 credits). Individual work
under the direction of a member or members of the
graduate faculty on a selected topic in space sciences.
(Requirement: Department head approval.)
SPS 6001 INDIVIDUAL STUDIES (1-3 credits).
Preparation for doctoral qualifying examination
by individual studies under faculty supervision.
(Requirement: Department head approval.)
SPS 6090 RESEARCH (1-6 credits). Research
leading to the doctoral dissertation. (Requirement:
Department head approval.)
SPS 6999 DISSERTATION (0-9 credits). Preparation
of doctoral dissertation. (Requirement:
Admission to doctoral candidacy and department
head approval.)
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
SWE 5001 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 1 (3
credits). The application of engineering rigor to
all phases of the software development life cycle;
requirements elicitation and analysis, software
architecture, software design and construction,
software integration and test, and software maintenance.
Students work individually to develop a
software system from an initial problem statement
through release of the completed product.
SWE 5002 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 2 (3
credits). The application of engineering rigor and
team coordination to develop a software product.
Provided with an initial problem statement, teams
create and document their own disciplined procedures
for each phase of the software development
life cycle, then develop the software according to
their own documented processes and finally provide
in-depth critiques of the processes they followed.
Prerequisites: SWE 5001.