Astrophysics Courses 2011-2012

CourseFallWinterSpring
Ay 1 Menu Course - lectures:
Cahill Hameetman Auditorium
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/ay1 		- - Scoville
MWF 2-3 PM
Ay 1 - Sections
Auditorium
Cahill 370
Cahill 219
Cahill 304
Cahill 273
Library
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Ay 20 Basic Astronomy and the Galaxy
Cahill 219
TA: Jackie Villadsen
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~jrv/Ay20/Ay20_Class_Website/Welcome.html		 Johnson
M 3-4
WF 9-10		 - -
Ay 21 Galaxies and Cosmology
Cahill 219
TA: Sebastian Pineda
http://www.its.caltech.edu/~esp/ay21/
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Phinney
TW 2.5-3.5
F 3-4

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Ay 30 Introduction to Modern Research - Readhead
Home of Faculty
T 7-9 PM		 -
Ay 31 Core Writing Course
Cahill
- - Hillenbrand
Ay 40 Topics in Modern Astrophysics
NOT OFFERED 2011-2012
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Ay 43 Reading in Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Ay 78 abc Senior Thesis
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Ay 101 Physics of Stars
Cahill 211
TA: Mike Bottom
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~mbottom/ay101/
W. Sargent
MTTh 4-5 		- -
Ay 102 Physics of Interstellar Medium
Cahill 219
TA: Jackie Villadsen
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~mbottom/ay102_126
- A. Sargent/Scoville
MF 9-10
T 9.5-10.5
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Ay/Ph 104 Relativistic Astrophysics
NOT OFFERED 2011-2012
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Ay 105 Optical Astronomy Instrumentation Lab
Cahill 219 Class
Cahill 29 LAB
TA:
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~lah/ay105/
- - Hillenbrand/Martin
Ay 111ab Introduction to Current Astrophysics Research
Cahill 211
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~george/ay111/
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Djorgovski
T 2-3
 Djorgovski
Ay 117 Statistics and Data Analysis in Astronomy
Cahill 		- - Johnson
Ay 119 Methods of Computational Science
Cahill		 -
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 Djorgovski
Ay 121 Radiative Processes
Cahill 219
TA: Sirio Belli
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~sirio/Ay121/Home.html
Readhead
M 1-2
T 9.5-10.5
F 11-12
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Ay 122a  Astronomical Measurements and Instrumentation
Cahill 370, Mondays
Cahill 219, Tuesdays
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~lah/ay122a/		 Steidel/Hillenbrand
M 2-3.5
T 11-12.5		- -
Ay 123 Structure and Evolution of Stars
Cahill 219
TA: Sebastian Pineda
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~jspineda/ay123/index.html 		 Ellis/Cohen
TF 1-2.5
Th 10.5-12 		- -
Ay 124 Structure and Dynamics of Galaxies
Cahill 219
TA: Sirio Belli
www.astro.caltech.edu/~sirio/Ay124
 - Ellis
T 4-5.5
Th 2-3.5
F 10-11.5
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Ay 125 High Energy Astrophysics
Cahill
TA: 		 - - Ott/Weinstein 
Ay 126 Interstellar and Intergalactic Media (grad course)
Cahill 219
TA: Mike Bottom
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~mbottom/ay102_126
 - A. Sargent/Scoville
MF 9-10
T 9.5-10.5		-
Ay 127 Cosmology and Galaxy Formation
Cahill
TA: 		 - - Steidel/Phinney
Ay 141 abc Research Conference in Astronomy
Cahill 370
Sargent, W./Scoville
F 4-5		 Cohen/Readhead
F 4-5		 Djorgovski/Ellis
 F 4-5
Ay 142 Research in Astronomy
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Ay 143 Reading and Independent Study
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Ay 190 Computational Astrophysics
Cahill 370
http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~cott/ay190/index.html
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 Ott
M 2.5-4
Th 10-11.5
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Ay 211 Contemporary Extragalactic Astronomy
Cahill
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 Djorgovski
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Ay 215 Seminar in Theoretical Astrophysics
NOT OFFERED 2011-2012
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Ay 218 Extrasolar Planets
NOT OFFERED 2011-2012
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Ay 219 Element Abundances from the Big Bang to the Present
[special topics]
NOT OFFERED 2011-2012
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FS 1 Freshman Seminar: Cosmic Explosions and Their
Multi-Messenger Signals.
Cahill 319
http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~cott/fs001/
Ott
W 1-3
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FS 3 Freshman Seminar: Cosmic Discovery
Cahill 208
 Djorgovski
TF 1.5-2.5
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Ph 1 Introductory to Physics - sections
Ph1a: MTh1 or MTh3
(or possibly MTh10pm)
Ph1bc/Analytical: MTh1 or MTh3
(or possibly MTh10pm)
201 E. Bridge


Cohen
MTh 1 or MTh 3
Scoville
Golwala

Ph 2a Waves, Quantum Mechanics & Statistical Physics
201 E. Bridge
Sections: WF9, WF11, WF1 or WF3
Martin
Martin
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Ph 101  Order of Magnitude Physics
107 Downs


Ph 135 Applications of Quantum Mechanics
269 Lauritsen


Ge/Ay 137 Planetary Physics