PHYS 2500 High Altitude Balloon Experience

1.5 - 0.0 - 1.5

Prerequisite

(2) College-level reading, writing, and math proficiency; and PHYS 1010; or PHYS 110A, PHYS 110B, and PHYS 110C; or PHYS 210A, PHYS 210B, and PHYS 210C; or instructor approval

Course Description

This course introduces students to the world of high-altitude ballooning (HAB). It provides the background necessary to design a pod with scientific sensors and to participate in the launch and retrieval of a balloon with the payload attached. It is a five-week course with the schedule appropriate to an individual quarter.