Prerequisites: graduate standing
Description: Discusses the processes involved in the formation of stars: the initial conditions in the interstellar medium that leads to star formation and the formation of planets and planetary systems around young stars. Topics include molecular cloud formation, the properties of young stars, jets and outflows, massive stars, and cosmological star formation. Students whose research is related to astronomy receive a letter grade; other students receive a letter grade or
Credit: Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) grade.