ASTR 1000 | Introduction to the Universe |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Requirements | See section 1310.50 for Learning Support and ESL placement information. |
Description | Three lecture hours a week. A survey of the universe, examining the historical origins of astronomy; the motions and physical properties of the Sun, Moon, and planets; the formation, evolution, and death of stars; and the structure of galaxies and the expansion of the universe. |
ASTR 1010 | Astronomy of The Solar System |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Corequisites | ASTR 1010L |
Requirements | See section 1310.50 for Learning Support and ESL placement information. |
Description | Astronomy from the early ideas of the cosmos to modern observational techniques. The solar system planets, satellites and minor bodies are studied. The origin and evolution of the solar system are studied. |
ASTR 1010L | Astronomy of The Solar System Laboratory |
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Credit Hours | 1.0 |
Corequisites | ASTR 1010 |
Description | This is the laboratory to accompany ASTR 1010. |
ASTR 1020 | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy |
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Credit Hours | 3.0 |
Prerequisites | ASTR 1010/1010L or ASTR 1010K with grades of D or higher |
Corequisites | ASTR 1020L |
Description | The study of the Sun and stars, their physical properties and evolution, interstellar matter, star clusters, our galaxy and other galaxies, and the origin of the Universe. |
ASTR 1020L | Stellar and Galactic Astronomy Laboratory |
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Credit Hours | 1.0 |
Corequisites | ASTR 1020 |
Description | This is the laboratory to accompany ASTR 1020. |