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7.340-7.344 Advanced Undergraduate Seminar

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Prereq: 7.06 or 7.28
Units: 2-0-4 [P/D/F]
URL: 7.340: https://biology.mit.edu/undergraduate/current-students/subject-offerings/advanced-undergraduate-seminars/
7.341: TBA.

Seminars covering topics of current interest in biology with a focus on how to understand experimental methods and design and how to critically read the primary research literature. Small class size facilitates discussions and interactions with an active research scientist. Students visit research laboratories to see firsthand how biological research is conducted. Contact Biology Education Office for topics.
Fall: H. R. Horvitz
Spring: H. R. Horvitz
7.340: No required or recommended textbooks
7.341: No required or recommended textbooks
7.342: No required or recommended textbooks
7.343: No required or recommended textbooks
7.344: No required or recommended textbooks

8.902 Astrophysics II

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Prereq: 8.901
Units: 3-0-9
URL: http://web.mit.edu/physics/subjects/index.html
Lecture: TR11-12.30 (4-261) +final

Galactic dynamics: potential theory, orbits, collisionless Boltzmann equation, etc. Galaxy interactions. Groups and clusters; dark matter. Intergalactic medium; x-ray clusters. Active galactic nuclei: unified models, black hole accretion, radio and optical jets, etc. Homogeneity and isotropy, redshift, galaxy distance ladder. Newtonian cosmology. Roberston-Walker models and cosmography. Early universe, primordial nucleosynthesis, recombination. Cosmic microwave background radiation. Large-scale structure, galaxy formation.
A. Eilers
No textbook information available

Total units: 18

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