Courses
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- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: High school algebra or MA 100 highly recommended.
History of astronomy; observational astronomy; basic science principles and how they relate to astronomy; the celestial sphere and coordinate systems; star charts; telescopes; formation and evolution of the solar system; planetary characteristics (internal structure, surfaces, atmospheres); and comets and asteroids.
Notes:This course may not be taken for credit toward the physics major or minor.
- Offered: Winter
- Prerequisites: High school algebra or MA 100 highly recommended.
Life cycle of stars, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes and supernovas; characteristics of the sun; basic physical principles applied to stellar characteristics; stellar and galactic distance measurement; galactic formation and evolution; cosmology.
Notes:This course may not be taken for credit toward the physics major or minor.
- Offered: On demand
- Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission.
A course devoted to a particular topic in astronomy that is not included in the regular courses or to meet the special needs of a group of students.
Notes:May be repeated if topic differs.