In the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

Professor Murray Campbell

COURSE OFFERINGS

151f    Stars and Stellar Systems    An introductory survey of modern solar, stellar, galactic, and extragalactic astronomy for students of both science and nonscience backgrounds. Basic astronomical concepts and recent discoveries will be treated from an astrophysical point of view. Lecture; laboratory for fourth credit. Three or four credit hours.  N.    CAMPBELL

231s    Introduction to Astrophysics    Topics in astrophysics and observational astronomy. Observational topics, using the Collins Observatory, include telescope design and control, planning observations, acquisition of images with a CCD electronic camera, fundamentals of astronomical image processing, stellar photometry, spectroscopy of stars and nebulae, and advanced data processing with IRAF in the UNIX environment. Open to all students interested in science who have a working knowledge of high-school algebra. Lecture and laboratory. Four credit hours.  N.    CAMPBELL