Ohio U. Dept. of Physics: Pre-Astronomy Major

Ohio University Department of Physics
& Astronomy

Astronomy Minor

The minor in Astronomy is an option available to students with majors in fields other than Physics who wish to study astronomy at a moderate level of depth. Research projects and observational work may be done as part of the minor. Physics majors seriously interested in astronomy should enroll in the Physics Pre-Astronomy program.

Required courses:: PHYS 251-252, General Physics [10 hrs.];; PHYS 253, General Physics [5] or EE 321, Electromagnetics and Materials [5];; PHYS 351, Modern and Quantum Physics [4] or PHYS 254, Contemporary Physics [3];; ASTR 305, Fundamentals of Astrophysics [3];
and at least 12 hours from any of the following:: ASTR 310, Astronomy Laboratory [1-3 repeatable];; ASTR 401, Stellar Astrophysics [3];; ASTR 402, Galactic and Interstellar Astrophysics [3];; ASTR 403, Extragalactic Astrophysics and Cosmology [3];; ASTR 410, Observational Astrophysics [3];; ASTR 450, Studies in Astronomy [1-3 repeatable].
The required courses have the following extradepartmental prerequisites:: MATH 263A-B-C-D, Analytic Geometry and Calculus;; MATH 340, Differential Equations (for ASTR 401-402-403);; MATH 440, Vector Analysis (for ASTR 401-402-403).

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Astronomy/Astrophysics Faculty

Tom Statler (Pre-Astronomy Major Adviser)

Joe Shields

Required courses:

The required courses have the following extradepartmental prerequisites:

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