Astronomy · Fall 2026, Winter 2027, Spring 2027, & Summer 2027

SDSU ASTR 303 — The Stellar Graveyard

3.00 units 2 enrollment options

Deaths of stars and their exotic corpses to include black holes, neutron stars, and white dwarfs. User-friendly introduction to Einstein's relativity theories, gravitational waves, and warped space-time.

Course requirements

Prerequisites: Completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations of Learning II.A.1. Physical Sciences and in Foundations of Learning II.A.4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. Junior or Senior standing.

Completion of the General Education requirement in Foundations of Learning II.A.1. Physical Sciences and in Foundations of Learning II.A.4. Mathematics/Quantitative Reasoning. Junior or Senior standing.

Fall 2026 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
4006 Lrg Lect	In person	Open	59 / 120	Mon/Wed/Fri 12:00 PM–12:50 PM	COM 207	Gur Windmiller	3.4/5 · 53 reviews Difficulty 3.2 · 40% take again

Spring 2027 enrollment options

Seat status can change

Class #	Format	Status	Seats	Time	Location	Professor	RateMyProfessors
8045 Lrg Lect	Online synchronous	Open	0 / 100	Mon/Wed/Fri 12:00 PM–12:50 PM	SSE 1401	Jerome Orosz	3.2/5 · 102 reviews Difficulty 2.8 · 43% take again

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