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Astronomy offers a wide variety of world-class research opportunities in astronomy, astrophysics and space science, with strong multidisciplinary connections, and a friendly and supportive atmosphere.

In the spirit of the renowned Cornell Professor Carl Sagan, the Department of Astronomy reaches beyond campus in numerous ways. The Spacecraft Planetary Image Facility (SPIF) is a repository of spacecraft data, a facilitator of research, and a hub for PreK-12 education and public outreach activities. Ask an Astronomer has been answering questions from the curious since 1997. The Cornell Astronomical Society conducts viewing nights at the Fuertes Observatory and offers educational programing to the public.

The list below includes descriptions of all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by the Department of Physics and Astronomy, though some courses may be taught more often than others. Descriptions for special topics seminars are updated each semester.

Visit the undergraduate and graduate pages for course requirements for specific programs. For up-to-date information on course offerings, schedules, room locations and registration, please visit the Student Information System (SIS).

AST 0005 Special Topics in Astronomy For Everyone A topic in astronomy will be discussed in a way suitable for a broad spectrum of undergraduates, including those with minimal backgrounds in science and mathematics.

AST 0006 From the Big Bang To Humankind (Cross-listed as CHEM 6 and BIO 6). An exploration of the origins of the Universe, the formation of Earth and its structure, the chemistry of life, the development of complex organisms, and the development of modern humans including evidence for the various ideas presented, the scientific method used by scientists, and how the community of scientists evaluate the evidence. This course does not fulfill pre-med requirements for a lab-based chemistry course.

AST 0008 Written in the Stars The stars help us to understand the universe and the human place in it. Perspectives from art, poetry, science and religion with a main focus on astronomical discoveries such as birth, life and death in the universe, the invisible cosmos and dark matter and dark energy. Students will present papers on the nature of these discoveries and human reactions to them.

AST 0009 Concepts of the Cosmos A general course on the cosmos aimed at an introductory understanding of the concepts and science of modern astronomy. Topics include gravity, light, matter, telescopes, properties and evolution of stars, normal and active galaxies, cosmic distance measurements, super-massive black holes, structures of galaxies and their growth, galaxy formation and evolution, dark matter, dark energy, expansion and fate of the universe, the Big Bang, and inflation. Lectures are supplemented by outside readings, as well as projects and problem sets requiring analytic reasoning. Students are expected to solve simple quantitative problems. Intended for undergraduate students not planning to major in the physical sciences.

AST 0010 Wanderers in Space Space-age exploration of the planets and their moons; human landings on the moon; robot landings on Venus and Mars; liquid hydrogen and helium rain; planetary rings; asteroids and comets; thermonuclear reactions in the Sun; solar oscillations; the million-degree solar corona; the solar wind; solar effects; the greenhouse effect; ozone depletion and global warming.

AST 0015 Special Topics in Astronomy And Astrophysics Topics in astronomy and astrophysics, intended for students with a background in physics and/or astronomy and mathematics and a strong interest in astronomy. May be used to satisfy the concentration requirements for major and minors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

AST 0016 Special Topics in Astronomy And Astrophysics Topics in astronomy and astrophysics, intended for students with a background in physics and/or astronomy and mathematics and a strong interest in astronomy. May be used to satisfy the concentration requirements for major and minors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

AST 0031 - Stellar Structure & Evolution Interaction of light and matter, telescopes, stellar structure, stellar evolution, inter-stellar medium, exoplanets, and formation of planetary systems. Some assignments involve the use of computers. Intended for students with a background in physics and/or astronomy and mathematics and a strong interest in astronomy. May be used to satisfy the concentration requirements for major and minors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

AST 0032 Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics Key radiative processes in astrophysics, the Milky Way galaxy, normal and active galaxies including quasars, formation and evolution of galaxies, and observational cosmology. Will include assignments involving the use of computers. Intended for students with a background in physics and/or astronomy and mathematics, and a strong interest in astronomy. May be used to satisfy the concentration requirements for majors and minors in the department of physics and astronomy.

Recommendations: Introductory course to computer science, or consent from instructor. May also be taken at the 100 level.

AST 0101 Radio Astronomy Astronomy and astrophysics of the invisible radio universe. Topics include antenna theory, interferometry, signal reception and processing, thermal and nonthermal radiation processes, cosmic magnetic fields, solar radiophysics, stellar activity, interstellar atoms, ions and molecules, supernovae, pulsars, active galactic nuclei, normal galaxies, radio galaxies, and quasars.

PHY 0001 Introduction To Physics with Lab. Principles and concepts of classical mechanics; heat; fluids; thermodynamics. Lectures, recitations, laboratories. Algebra, non-calculus based. PHY 0001 and PHY 0011 cannot both be taken for credit.

PHY 0002 Introduction To Physics II with Lab. Continuation of PHY 001. Principles and concepts of electricity and magnetism, properties of waves, light, sound, atomic physics, nuclear and particle physics. Lectures, recitations, laboratories. Algebra, non-calculus based. PHY 002 and PHY 012 cannot both be taken for credit.

PHY 0005 Special Topics In Physics For Everyone. A topic in physics or relating to the applications of physics will be discussed in a way suitable for a broad spectrum of undergraduates, including those with minimal backgrounds in physics and mathematics. Please see departmental website for details.

PHY 0006 Physics For Humanists. Intended for those who are intellectually and emotionally curious but do not intend to specialize in the natural sciences. Facts and concepts of classical and modern physics; eminent scientists and the emotions that have impelled them; nuclear energy and nuclear bombs; the interaction, both constructive and destructive, between science and society.

PHY 0007 Cosmology for the Curious. Explores recent developments in cosmology. Big bang, cosmic inflation, dark matter, dark energy, cosmic strings, extra dimensions, anthropic reasoning and the multiverse. Questions addressed include: How did the universe begin? How will it end? Why is it expanding? Are there parallel worlds? Because of remarkable recent progress in cosmology, we now have plausible answers to some of these questions. No background in physics or college math is assumed. Basic high school math will be used.

PHY 0008 - Energy for a Sustainable Future. Energy consumption and generation in the United States and abroad. Quantitative analysis of energy usage and the potential of various sustainable energy technologies to supply those needs. Finding, interpreting, and comparing reliable information about energy usage, resources, and technologies.

PHY 0010 The Physics Of Music And Color. The role physics principles play in the production, transmission, and perception of sound and light; their relation to music and art. The nature of sound and light; the production of sound by musical instruments; the general characteristics of wave phenomena. Development of an appreciation of the common bases of natural phenomena. Lectures and laboratories. No background in physics or college math is assumed. Elementary high school algebra will be used.

PHY 0011 General Physics with Lab. Principles of classical mechanics, fluids, heat, thermodynamics. Lectures, recitations, laboratories. Calculus based. PHY 1 and PHY 11 can not both be taken for credit.

PHY 0012 General Physics II with Lab. Continuation of PHY 0011. Principles of electricity and magnetism, waves, sound, and light. Lectures, recitations, laboratories. Calculus based. PHY 0002 and PHY 0012 cannot both be taken for credit.

PHY 0013 Introduction To Modern Physics. Survey of modern physics: special relativity, quantum mechanics, and topics selected from atomic/molecular physics, solid state physics, nuclear/particle physics, and astrophysics/cosmology.

PHY 0015 Special Topics In Physics. Topics in physics, intended for students with a background in physics and mathematics and a strong interest in physics. May be used to satisfy the concentration requirements for majors and minors in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. Please see departmental website for details.

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