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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PHY 363 - Intermediate Astrophysics

3 credits
Prerequisites: PHY 213, 252 or permission of instructor
A follow-up to PHY 252, this course explores topics such as star formation, the structure of stars and the evolution of stars in detail, including the physics of stellar remnants – white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. This course will also introduce topics in cosmology, including Hubble’s Law and the expansion of the universe, the cosmic microwave background, and the geometry of space-time.