COURSE OUTLINE
Lecturer: Prof. Jack Hughes, Busch Campus, Serin-307, Tel: (732)445-5500 (ext 0980), e-mail: jph "at" physics.rutgers.edu
Textbook: Introduction to High Energy Astrophysics, by S. Rosswog & M. Bruggen (required) available from the bookstore
Overview: Sources of high energy radiation in the Universe; methods and techniques for the detection of high energy radiation; radiative processes
Format: The course consists of 2 lectures each week on Tuesday and Friday from 10:20AM to 11:40AM in room 207 of the Allison Road Classroon Building (ARC), Busch Campus.
Homework Policy: Weekly homework (H/W) assignments will be posted on the Web. H/W is due by 4:30PM, Friday, of the week indicated. NO LATE HOMEWORKS WILL BE ACCEPTED - NO EXCEPTIONS. Plan to hand in your H/W before class on Friday. If you miss class on Friday, or want to turn it in early, please leave your H/W in Hughes' mailbox in room 241 Serin or slip it under his office door (Serin 307W). Access to these parts of Serin are restricted after 4:30PM, so be sure to plan ahead!
Assessment: In addition to weekly homework, there will be midterm and final exams.
Announcements: Special announcements will be posted on the web. The home page for the course is http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ugrad/442/
Office Hours: You may come by Prof. Hughes' office anytime (best to phone or e-mail first) or send him brief questions via e-mail.
Please send any comments to Jack Hughes, jph "at" physics.rutgers.edu.
Revised September 1, 2011