COURSE DETAIL
ASTROPHYSICS
Country
New Zealand
Host Institution
University of Canterbury
Program(s)
University of Canterbury
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Physics
UCEAP Course Number
12
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ASTROPHYSICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
ASTROPHYSICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course examines modern astrophysics. It covers how stars shine, and follow their evolution from birth to violent death; the physics of our planetary system and strange new worlds around other stars; our own Galaxy across the electromagnetic spectrum revealing the evidence for dark matter and supermassive black holes; and other galaxy systems, and the origin and fate of the whole Universe.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
ASTR112
Host Institution Course Title
ASTROPHYSICS
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Host Institution Faculty
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Host Institution Department