Astrophysics Courses 2012-2013

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 312
Cahill 273
Cahill 219
Cahill 211
Cahill 126
Cahill Library
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Head TAs:      

Undergrad TAs:

Ay 20 Basic Astronomy and the Galaxy
Cahill 219
TA: Melodie Kao & Trevor David

Johnson
MWF 9-10
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Ay 21 Galaxies and Cosmology
Cahill 211
TAs: Trevor David & Mislav Balokovic

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Djorgovski
WF 2.5-3.5

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Ay 30 Introduction to Modern Research - Readhead
Home of Faculty
T 7-9 PM
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Ay 31 Core Writing Course
Cahill
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~lah/ay31
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Hillenbrand

Ay 40 Topics in Modern Astrophysics
NOT OFFERED 2012-2013
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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 273
TA: Allison Strom & Antonija Oklopcic
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~lah/ay101
Evaluation feedback form
Hillenbrand

MW 3-4
F 2-3
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Ay 102 Physics of Interstellar Medium
Cahill
TA:
http://www.tapir.caltech.edu/~cott/ay102/index.html
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Ott
Ay/Ph 104 Relativistic Astrophysics
Cahill
TA: Melodie Kao

- Phinney
MWF 11-12
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Ay 105 Optical Astronomy Instrumentation Lab
NOT OFFERED 2012-2013
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Ay 111ab Introduction to Current Astrophysics Research
Cahill 211

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Readhead
T 4-5
F 1-2 (starting 2/8)
Readhead
Ay 117 Statistics and Data Analysis in Astronomy
South Mudd 162

- Johnson
TTh 1-2.5
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Ay 119 Methods of Computational Science
NOT OFFERED 2012-2013
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Ay 121 Radiative Processes
Cahill 219
TA: Yi Cao

Evaluation feedback form
Ott/Hallinan
TTh 10-11.5
F 10-11.5 (makeup class)
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Ay 122ab  Astronomical Measurements and Instrumentation
Cahill 219
TA: Yi Cao

Steidel/Djorgovski
WF 2.5-4

Readhead/Hallinan
MWF 2.5-3.5
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Ay 123 Structure and Evolution of Stars
Cahill 219
TA: Ben Montet

Evaluation feedback form
Cohen/Kulkarni
MTTh 3-4

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Ay 124 Structure and Dynamics of Galaxies
Cahill 219
TA: Ben Montet & Antonija Oklopcic
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~ccs/ay124/ay124.html
- Steidel
TTh 2.5-4
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Ay 125 High Energy Astrophysics
Cahill 219
TA:

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Ay 126 Interstellar and Intergalactic Media (grad course)
Cahill 219
TA: Allison Strom
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~astrom/ay126/Home.html
- A. Sargent/Scoville
MTTh 9-10
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Ay 127 Cosmology and Galaxy Formation
Cahill 219
TA:

- - Djorgovski/Hirata

Ay 141 abc Research Conference in Astronomy
Cahill 370

Cohen/Hallinan
F 4-5
Hillenbrand/Johnson
F 4-5
Scoville/Steidel
 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
NOT OFFERED 2012-2013
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Ay 211 Contemporary Extragalactic Astronomy
NOT OFFERED 2012-2013
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Ay 215 Seminar in Theoretical Astrophysics
NOT OFFERED 2012-2013
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Ay 218 Extrasolar Planets
NOT OFFERED 2012-2013
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Ay 219 Element Abundances from the Big Bang to the Present
[special topics]
NOT OFFERED 2012-2013

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FS 1 Freshman Seminar: Cosmic Explosions and Their
Multi-Messenger Signals.

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FS 3 Freshman Seminar: Cosmic Discovery
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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





Ph 2a Waves, Quantum Mechanics & Statistical Physics
201 E. Bridge
Sections: WF9, WF11, WF1 or WF3






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Ph 101  Order of Magnitude Physics
107 Downs



Phinney
Ph 135 Applications of Quantum Mechanics
269 Lauritsen



Ge/Ay 137 Planetary Physics