PHYS 450Astrophysics 3
- Faculty
- Science
- Offered
- Fall
- Credit
- 0.5
- Last listed
- 1985–86
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1970–71 to 1985–86; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
Solar system astrophysics (excluding the sun). The physical nature of planetary (and satellite) surfaces, atmospheres and interiors. Asteroids, meteorites and comets. The interplanetary medium (solar wind). Solar interactions with the interplanetary medium and earth’s magnetosphere.
As printed in the 1977–78 to 1985–86 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: none, however, familiarity with the contents of Phys 250-251 will be assumed.
Check it elsewhere
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1970–71 to 1985–86, 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.
1977–78 to 1985–86 9 calendars
Solar system astrophysics (excluding the sun). The physical nature of planetary (and satellite) surfaces, atmospheres and interiors. Asteroids, meteorites and comets. The interplanetary medium (solar wind). Solar interactions with the interplanetary medium and earth’s magnetosphere.
Prereq: none, however, familiarity with the contents of Phys 250-251 will be assumed.
Offered Fall · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit
- 1977–78* PDF p. 399
- 1978–79 PDF p. 389
- 1979–80 PDF p. 402
- 1980–81 PDF p. 425
- 1981–82 PDF p. 434
- 1982–83 PDF p. 385
- 1983–84 PDF p. 397
- 1984–85 PDF p. 398
- 1985–86 PDF p. 410
* Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.
1972–73 to 1976–77 4 calendars
Solar system astrophysics. The application of the observational and theoretical techniques of physics to the study of the solar system (excluding the sun). The physical nature of planetary (and satellite) surfaces, atmospheres and interiors. Asteroids, meteroids and comets. The interplanetary medium (solar wind). Solar interactions with the interplanetary medium and the earth’s magnetosphere. Prerequisites: none, however, familiarity with the contents of Physics 250*-251* will be assumed 3 lectures, offered in the Fall term of even-numbered years to third and fourth year students.
1970–71 to 1971–72 2 calendars
Solar system astrophysics. The solar photosphere, chromosphere and corona. The solar magnetic field and solar activity. The solar spectrum. Interplanetary gas. Physics of comets, meteors, asteroids. Planetary interiors. Planetary atmospheres, terrestrial and Jovian. The moon and other satellites. Origin and evolution of the solar system. Prerequisites: Same as Physics 350*. Offered in the fall term of even-numbered years to third and fourth year students. 3 lectures.