PHYS346

This course consitutes a quantitative introduction to the astronomy of the stars, the galaxy, and cosmology, with an emphasis on the phsycial principles involved. Includes stellar interiors, stellar evolution, galactic dynamics, large-scale structure and early history of the universe. NOTE: It is a 4-credit 300 level Ramapo course. It is an elective course for the Ramapo Engineering Physics Major. This course is taught by NJIT faculty at NJIT. Students will attend the lectures on the Ramapo campus through videoconferencing. Ramapo students will pay the regular Ramapo tuition and will register through the Ramapo website just like any other Ramapo course. Two mandatory observing sessions will be held at Rutgers-Newark's Boyden Observatory.