Exoplanets and Their Orbits (AST-0161)

Spring 2026 · AST 0161 · Tufts University · 3 credits · Undergraduate

Orbital dynamics of 2, 3 and N-body systems, studied with analytic and N-body computational methods. Applications to the dynamics of exoplanet and multi-star systems. Discovery and characterization of exoplanets through the transit and radial velocity methods applied to real data. Applied research skills through open-ended projects, Python programming, paper writing, and oral presentations. Prerequisites: Graduate standing. Recommendations: significant programming experience, preferably in Python.

Course codes: AST-0161, AST 0161, AST0161, AST-161, AST 161, AST161

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