This seminar will explore one of a variety of subjects in greater depth than in introductory courses. Possible topics include stars, galaxies, the solar system, the interstellar medium, relativity and cosmology, history of astronomy, observational astronomy, and life in the universe. To Register: http://classes.berkeley.edu/content/2017-summer-astron-9-001-lec-001

A description of modern astronomy with emphasis on the structure and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the Universe. Additional topics optionally discussed include quasars, pulsars, black holes, and extraterrestrial communication, etc. Individual instructor's synopses available from the department. To Register: http://classes.berkeley.edu/content/2017-summer-astron-10-001-lec-001

A description of modern astronomy with emphasis on the structure and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the Universe. Additional topics optionally discussed include quasars, pulsars, black holes, and extraterrestrial communication, etc. Individual instructor's synopses available from the department. To Register: http://classes.berkeley.edu/content/2017-summer-astron-10-002-lec-002

This class is an introduction to scientific programming in Astronomy with the Python programming language. We will cover the basics of Python programming and then apply it to numerical modeling of astrophysical objects and scientific analysis of astronomical data sets. To Register: http://classes.berkeley.edu/content/2017-summer-astron-9-001-lec-002

This course is primarily designed as an introductory survey course for undergraduate students-- not necessarily physics or astronomy majors-- with some background in classical mechanics and electromagnetism, to a pillar of modern physics: relativity. Popular science will be used to motivate and reinforce quantitative concepts by means of often vivid and engaging illustrations, often with a hint of social commentary. Some understanding of undergraduate-level concepts in classical mechanics, electromagnetism, differential equations and linear algebra is assumed. To …

This is a seminar on Extraterrestrial Life - Is Earth home to the only living organisms in the Universe or should we expect life elsewhere? And if Extraterrestrial Intelligent (ETI) civilizations do exist, could we expect to make contact with them? All the notes presented in class will become available on the course web site. Because of copyright considerations, the course material is protected. Access will be announced in class. Beyond just a simple presentation of facts and ideas, the aim of this course is to show that science is actually the study of what we do not know, rather than the solution of problems that we already understand. …