Edward Murphy
A study of stars, star formation, and evolution primarily for non-science majors. Topics include light, atoms, and modern observing technologies; origin of the chemical elements; supernovae, pulsars, neutron stars, and black holes; structure and evolution of our galaxy; nature of other galaxies; active galaxies and quasars; expanding universe, cosmology, the big bang, and the early universe.
"3,5. My favorite lecturer/professor at UVA. Completely taken away by this class, the universe is just so fascinating and he demonstrated this with his knowledge, examples and passion. Recommend to anyone, especially those who want to fulfill the science requirement but doesn't want a traditional chemistry or physics class.","Strategy, block 1 in comm school",Carl Zeithaml,"3,5. First look into why businesses thrive and fail. It's a good start of the comm school. Will be useful twenty years down the road.","Finance in block 1, comm school",Robert Webb,"4,5. My favorite professor in the comm school. The way he teaches finance is by relating the theory to current events, and showing you all the intricacies in a case that looks simple at the first sight. The way he dresses is also charming."