ASTR 150Observational Optical Research Lab
Laboratory course to provide students with hands-on experience working with astronomical data taken at optical wavelengths of light. Topics include detection of optical light, photon counting statistics, detectors and noise, probability distributions, spectroscopy, optical telescopes, photometry, astrometry, display of scientific data, and scientific writing. A significant portion of the class includes computer programming for data analysis.
Prerequisites
From the catalog: “PHYS 2A/2AR-B-C-D or 4A-B-C-D-E and BILD 62 or COGS 18 or CSE 11 or CSE 6R or CSE 8A or CSE 8B or DSC 10 or PHYS 41.”
Where it sits in degree plans
Required in (2)
- Astrophysical Sciences
- Physics (B.S.)
One of the options in (1)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
Courses that list ASTR 150 as a prerequisite (1)
- ASTR 151 Advanced Observational Optical Research Lab