The Violent Universe

The Violent Universe

Professor: Gaby Canalizo

Course ID: PHYS006

Description: An introduction to violent phenomena that power the universe, specifically phenomena that illustrate basic astrophysical principles. Topics include impacts in our planetary system: explosions of stars, bursts of star formation, galaxy collisions, black holes, quasars, cosmic jets, and the “Big Bang

My Teaching Responsibility: 4 - 5 Discussion Sections (1 hour/week per section) and 122 students in total

Terms TA’ed: Winter 2014 (180 students) & 2015 (122 students)