Stellar/Galactic Astronomy and Cosmology - NMU Bulletin

AS 104 Stellar/Galactic Astronomy and Cosmology 4 cr.  (3-0-3)

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: High school algebra or MA 100 highly recommended.
• Bulletin Year: 2009 - 2010 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.
• General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
  • Foundations of Natural Sciences - Mathematics
  • Laboratory Science Requirement

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.