ASTR398B

Special Topics in Astronomy; Black Holes

Prerequisites: ASTR100 or ASTR101; and completion of the CORE Distributive Studies requirement in Mathematics and Sciences or General Education Fundamental Studies requirement in Mathematics. Or permission of CMNS-Astronomy department. Designed primarily for non-majors. Students are provided with a non-technical introduction to the properties of black holes and the role that they play in the Universe. Topics covered include: escape velocity, Newton's and Einstein's theories of gravity, basic anatomy of a black hole, stellar death and the formation of black holes, active galactic nuclei and quasars, and the influence of black holes on galaxy formation .

Past Semesters

Christopher Reynolds

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Include P/F semesters During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 2.98 between 81 students*

A-: 3.7%

A: 29.63%

A+: 7.41%

B-: 1.23%

B: 24.69%

B+: 2.47%

C: 14.81%

C+: 4.94%

D: 2.47%

F: 2.47%

W: 3.7%

other: 2.47%

* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.