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quarky2001
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I'm taking this 400 level astrophysics course next semester, and I'm not sure what sort of difficulty level to expect, since I'm unfamiliar with the material.
Any ideas?
The course listing in the calendar reads: "Basic space plasma pheonema: the Earth’s plasma and field environment; the solar cycle; generation of the solar wind; the interplanetary plasma and field environment; the solar-terrestrial interaction; magnetospheric substorms; the aurora borealis; magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions; effects of magnetospheric storms on man-made systems; use of natural electromagnetic fields for geophysical exploration."
The only listed prerequisite for the course is a 3rd year electromagnetic theory course, which at my school is basically the first half of Griffiths' "Electrodynamics" textbook.
Any ideas?
The course listing in the calendar reads: "Basic space plasma pheonema: the Earth’s plasma and field environment; the solar cycle; generation of the solar wind; the interplanetary plasma and field environment; the solar-terrestrial interaction; magnetospheric substorms; the aurora borealis; magnetosphere-ionosphere interactions; effects of magnetospheric storms on man-made systems; use of natural electromagnetic fields for geophysical exploration."
The only listed prerequisite for the course is a 3rd year electromagnetic theory course, which at my school is basically the first half of Griffiths' "Electrodynamics" textbook.