Astrophysics Minor

For undergraduate students having a particular interest in the subject, a minor in astronomy and astrophysics is offered. Most students who minor in astronomy and astrophysics are majors in another science, though majors in other fields are also possible.

Course Requirements

Lower-Division Courses

Calculus:

Choose one of the following options:

Either these courses

MATH 19ACalculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

5

MATH 19BCalculus for Science, Engineering, and Mathematics

5

or these courses

MATH 20AHonors Calculus

5

MATH 20BHonors Calculus

5

Advanced Calculus:

MATH 23AVector Calculus

5

Physics:

Choose one of the following options:

Either these courses

PHYS 5AIntroduction to Physics I

5

PHYS 5LIntroduction to Physics I Laboratory

1

PHYS 5BIntroduction to Physics II

5

PHYS 5MIntroduction to Physics II Laboratory

1

PHYS 5CIntroduction to Physics III

5

PHYS 5NIntroduction to Physics Laboratory III

1

PHYS 5DIntroduction to Physics IV

5

or these courses

PHYS 6AIntroductory Physics I

5

PHYS 6LIntroductory Physics I Laboratory

1

PHYS 6BIntroductory Physics II

5

PHYS 6MIntroductory Physics II Laboratory

1

PHYS 6CIntroductory Physics III

5

PHYS 6NIntroductory Physics III Laboratory

1

PHYS 5DIntroduction to Physics IV

5

Upper-Division Courses

Modern Physics:

PHYS 102Modern Physics

5

Four upper-division astronomy electives chosen from the following:

ASTR 111Order-of-Magnitude Astrophysics

5

ASTR 112Physics of Stars

5

ASTR 113Introduction to Cosmology

5

ASTR 117High Energy Astrophysics

5

ASTR 118Physics of Planetary Systems

5

ASTR 119Introduction to Scientific Computing

5

PHYS 129Particle Physics and Astrophysics

5

PHYS 133Intermediate Laboratory

5

ASTR 136Advanced Astronomy Laboratory

5

PHYS 171
/ASTR 171
General Relativity, Black Holes, and Cosmology

5

EART 160Planetary Science

5

EART 162Planetary Interiors

5

EART 163Planetary Surfaces

5

EART 164Planetary Atmospheres

5

AM 107
/PHYS 107
Introduction to Fluid Dynamics

5