ASTRONOMY / 65 ART 6929C-Advanced Study IV (4-5; max: 12) Prereq: major in art and permission of graduate coordinator. Stylistic and techni- cal analysis of contemporary studio practices in one of the following areas: ceramics, creative photography, drawing, paint- ing, printmaking, sculpture, and multi-media. ART 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5; max: 5) S/U. ART 6971-Research for Master's Thesis,(1-15) S/U. ART 6973C-Individual Project (1-10; max: 10) Creative project in lieu of written thesis. S/U. ASTRONOMY College of Liberal Arts and Sciences GRADUATE FACULTY 1989-90 Chairman:S. T. Gottesman. Graduate Coordinator: H. L. Cohen. Graduate Research Professor: A. E. S. Green. Distinguished Service Professor: A. G. Smith. Professors: J. R. Buchler; T. D. Carr; K-Y. Chen; S. L. Detweiler; F. E. Dunnam; H. E. Eichhorn; S. T. Gottesman; J. H. Hunter; J. R. Ipser; R. E. Wilson; F. B. Wood (Emeritus). Associate Professors:H. L. Cohen;J. H. Fry; R. J. Leacock; G. R. Lebo; J. P. Oliver; H. C. Smith; C. A. Williams.* Associate Research Scientist: F. Giovane. *This member of the faculty of the University of South Florida is also a member of thegraduate faculty ofthe University of Florida and participates in the doctoral program in the University of Florida Department of Astronomy. The Department of Astronomy offers graduate work in astronomy and astrophysics leading to the degrees of Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy. Current research fields include radio, infrared, and optical astron- omy; astrometry and data adjustment theory; cosmology; photometry of compact binaries and intrinsic variables; photometry of active galactic nuclei; dynamical astron- omy; structure, kinematics, and dynamics of galaxies; solar system dynamics; comets; interplanetary dust; satel- lite interiors; planetary magnetospheres; lunar occulta- tion observations; radio and optical instrumentation; and certain topics of theoretical stellar astrophysics. The Department is active in Voyager radioastronomical inves- tigations of the magnetospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. * Research Facilities.-Rosemary Hill Observatory, about 30 miles from Gainesville, houses 76-cm and 46-cm reflectors. Instrumentation includes photographic and CCD cameras, and microprocessor-based photometers. The observatory contains one terminus of a46-km baseline radio interferometer. The other terminus is at the Dixie County Radio Observatory, 50 miles from campus. The radio observatory has low-frequency (below 40 MHz) instrumentation consisting of a 7-acre filled aperture, phase-steered array, and several smaller antennas, ad- vanced terminal equipment, including wide-band radio spectrographs. Several research programs use national astronomy facilities (KPNO, NRAO, NAIC, CTIO, IRTF, IPAC and the Kuiper Airborne Observatory). On campus facilities include a research darkroom containing hypersensitization, sensitometric and photomi- crographic equipment, an electronics shop, data reduc- tion rooms with audio and videotape processing equip- ment, and iris photometer, microdensitometer, blink comparator, measuring engines, the Palomar Sky Survey, and a planetary imaging center (under development). The Department also maintains the International Card Catalog of Photometric Binaries. Most scientific books and publi- cations are centrally housed in an extensive science library located near the Department. Computer facilities include the University's IBM 3090/ 400 mainframe computer with vector facilities, a depart- mental VAX 11/750, and several powerful workstations and desktop computers linked by the campus Ethernet. BITNET, Internet and SPAN network connections are also available. The University is a Smartnode of the Cornell National Computer Facility and has a direct link to the Florida State Supercomputer, in Tallahassee. For direct admission to the program, a student should N have a degree in astronomy, physics, or mathematics from an accredited program. Students with degrees in related fields, such as engineering, may be admitted with the understanding that certain foundation courses will have to be taken. If it seems desirable, an individual with a strong background in physics may perform the graduate research work in astronomy but take the qualifying exami- nation and degree in physics rather than astronomy. All degree candidates are required as part of their training to assist in the Department's teaching program. Complete details of the, program and research facilities may be obtained bywritingthe Graduate Coordinator, 211 Bryant Space Sciences Building. AST 5045-History of Astronomy (2) Prereq:AST 1002 or3019C. General survey of the history of astronomy from the earliest times down to the present day. AST 5113-Solar System Astrophysics I (3) Prereq: two years of college physics. Survey of the solar system, including its origin and laws of planetary motion. The earth as a planet: geophysics, aeronomy, geomagnetism, and the radiation belts. Solar physics and the influence of the sun on the earth. AST 5114-Solar System Astrophysics II (3) Prereq: AST 5113, The moon and planets; exploration by ground-based and space- craft techniques. The lesser bodies of the solar system, including satellites, asteroids, meteoroids, comets; the interplanetary medium. AST 5205-Stellar Spectra (2) Prereq: AST 3019C. Review of stellar spectroscopy and an introduction to the classification of stellar spectra at low dispersion. AST 5210-Introduction tb Astrophysics (3) Prereq: AST3019C. Particular emphasis upon the fundamentals of radiative transfer and detailed development of Planck's expression for the specific intensity of blackbody radiation. The basic equations of stellar structure are derived, and particular solutions of these equations are considered along with their astronomical implications. AST 5270-Introduction to Binary Stars (3) Prereq:AST 3019C. Suitable for the nonspecialist who needs some familiarity with the field and for the student who requires a basic foundation for further, more specialized study of binary stars. Includes an introduction to the fundamental data, philosophy of orbital element analysis, morphology and classification, mass exchange and other dynamical effects. Concludes with the structure and evolution of binary stars. AST 5273-Interacting Binary Stars (2) Prereq: AST 3019C. Description of the various aspects of interacting binary stars designed chiefly for students who plan to complete their disser- tations in other branches of astronomy. Also suitable for under- graduate majors in the department. AST 5600-Computational Astronomy (4) Prereq: MAS 4106. Designed to familiarize the student with the statistical tools of astronomical data reduction and the empirical establishment of the positional and kinematical parameters of the bodies in the universe, and the physical and geometric significance of these parameters. The laboratory consists of the numerical (and theo- retical) solution of relevant problems. AST 6214-Stellar Astrophysics I: Atmosphere (3) Prereq: AST 5210 or equivalent. Theoretical approach to the study of stellar atmospheres. AST 6215-Stellar Astrophysics II: Interior (3) Prereq:AST 6214. Theoretical approach to the study of stellar structure. AST 6216-Stellar Astrophysics III: Evolution (2) Prereq: AST 6215. Theoretical approach to the study of stellar evolution. AST 6274-Analysis of Binary Star Observations (4) Prereq:AST 5270. Analytical study and theoretical interpretation of observa- tional data for eclipsing, spectroscopic, and visual binary sys- tems.