AS
103
Observational and Solar System Astronomy
4 cr.
(3-0-3)
- Offered: Fall
- Prerequisites: High school algebra or MA 100 highly recommended.
- Bulletin Year: 2016 - 2017 Undergraduate Bulletin
- General Education: This course applies towards the following general education requirement(s):
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.