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PHYS 251The Stellar System

Faculty
Science
Offered
Winter
Credit
0.5
Last listed
1990–91

No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1970–71 to 1990–91; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.

An introduction to the astronomy and astrophysics of objects beyond the solar system for students with a background in (elementary) University Physics and Mathematics. Prereq: First year physics and calculus Offered by Correspondence only in 1988-89

As printed in the 1986–87 to 1990–91 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.

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    In the scanned calendars

    How it read in each calendar from 1970–71 to 1990–91, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

    1986–87 to 1990–91 5 calendars

    An introduction to the astronomy and astrophysics of objects beyond the solar system for students with a background in (elementary) University Physics and Mathematics. Prereq: First year physics and calculus Offered by Correspondence only in 1988-89

    Offered Winter · 0.5 credit

    * Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.

    1972–73 to 1985–86 14 calendars

    An introduction to the astronomy and astrophysics of objects beyond the solar system for students with a background in (elementary) University Physics and Mathematics.

    Prereq: First year PHYS and MATH.

    Offered Winter, Spring · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit

    1970–71 to 1971–72 2 calendars

    The stars; stellar motions; clusters; the structure of the Milky Way; exterior systems; cosmogony; radio astronomy. Prerequisite: A first year physics course and Mathematics 130, or consent of instructor. 3 lectures, offered in winter and spring terms.