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ASTR C2002 Introduction to Astrophysics II. 3 points.

Prerequisites: A working knowledge of calculus.
Corequisites: A course in calculus-based general physics.

Continuation of ASTR C2001. These two courses constitute a full year of calculus-based introduction to astrophysics. Topics include the structure of our galaxy, the interstellar medium, star clusters, properties of external galaxies, clusters of galaxies, active galactic nuclei, cosmology.