Class description: An introduction to the research literature of astronomy and astrophysics, presentation of research asticles, synthesis of research ideas.

Prerequisites: Good understanding of astrophysics.

Grades: Pass or fail.

References:
Scott Gaudi, Microlensing Surveys for Exoplanets, Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 2012

John Donoghue, The Multiverse and Particle Physics, Annual Review of Nuclear and Particle Science 2016

Luis Lehner & Frans Pretorius, Numerical Relativity and Astrophysics, Annual Review of Astronomy and Astrophysics 2014

Michael Turner, The Origin of the Universe, Scientific American 2009

Annika Peter, Dark Matter, Proceedings of Science 2011