ASTRON 682
Senior Honors Thesis
3 creditsIndividual study for seniors completing theses for honors in the major as arranged with a faculty member; continuation ofASTRON 681.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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ASTRON 699
Directed Study
1–6 creditsDirected study projects for juniors and seniors as arranged with a faculty member.
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Covers physical principles of stellar interiors including equilibrium, energy transport, nucleosynthesis, and evolution of main sequence, red giant, and degenerate stars, plus advanced topics like supernovae and binary evolution.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2011: 3.39 GPA, 57.1% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2019: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.69 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
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Spring 2023–Spring 2025 · limited sampleASTRON 990
Research and Thesis
1–12 creditsAdvanced level mentored reading and research for graduate students in the Astronomy PhD program, focused on thesis work.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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PHYSICS 990
Research
1–12 creditsResearch supervised by individual faculty members. Students formulate and plan original research, creating work that contributes to the field of physics.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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