Spring 2027

Topics in Astronomy

Intensive study of selected topics in modern astronomy, including planetary missions, star formation, stellar end states, and cosmic evolution.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Alexandre Lazarian

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.22 GPA, 56.5% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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ASTRON 103 or ASTRON 104

ASTRON 150

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2017: 3.22 GPA, 56.5% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.92 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Missions to the planets, formation of stars and planets, end states of stellar evolution (supernovae, white dwarfs, pulsars, black holes), origin and evolution of the universe

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Catalog & offerings

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ASTRON 150 · Spring 2027

Topics in Astronomy

Recorded 2026-10-14
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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