Prerequisites: PHYS 218; PHYS 219; graduate standing; or the consent of instructor
Description: Covers topics on galaxy formation, star formation in galaxies, intergalactic medium, first generation of stars and galaxies, high redshift Universe, reionization, evolution of galaxies and stellar population, and number counts. Also covers luminosity functions, correlation functions, and clustering. Introduces new techniques and latest data sets and archives used for research.
Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor.