Evolution of Planets, Stars, and Galaxies (3 cr.) N & M (TOPICS/Freshman Seminar credit) The fundamental role of gravity in shaping the evolution of planets, stars, galaxies and other astrophysical systems is the underlying theme. Topics include planetary systems, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes, binary x- ray sources, gamma-ray bursts, galaxies, and the large-scale structure of the universe.