ASTR410: Radio AstronomySpring 2016

Meeting Place and Time: CSS2416 TTh, 12:30-1:45

Instructor: Prof. Andrew Harris

Phone: (301)405-7531email: harris @ astro.umd.edu (do not include spaces when you type this!)Office: PSC 1164

Office Hours: Th 3:30-4:30 PM, by appointment, or just drop by

Textbook: Essential Radio Astronomyby J. Condon and S. Ransom, c. 2016Princeton University Press(ISBN 9780691137797, Hardback; ISBN 9781400881161)But since it hasn't quite been published yet, the authors have graciously agreedthat I can release the relevant materials to you in PDF!

Course Overview:

Astronomical observations at radio wavelengths are a vital part of the study of nearly any object in the