Faculty of Arts and Science
Modern Astronomy
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Other hours per term: 0-0-6
Following an introduction to gravitation and light, this course explores the nature of stars and galaxies and their evolution. Material studied: the sun, the birth and death of stars, neutron stars, black holes, the Milky Way, galaxies, and cosmology.
Lib Ed Req:Science
Note:Other hours include supervised evening observing sessions.
The Solar System
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Other hours per term: 0-0-6
The foundation of astronomy, including descriptions of such naked-eye observations as eclipses and planetary motions and such basic tools as Kepler's laws, the fundamental properties of light. Material studied: the formation of the solar system, physical structure of planets, evolution of planetary atmospheres, Galilean satellites.
Lib Ed Req:Science
Note:Other hours include supervised evening observing sessions.
Introduction to Cosmology
Credit hours: 3.00
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Other hours per term: 0-0-6
Recent developments in Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology such as the current understanding of black holes, dark matter, dark energy, expansion of the universe, Big Bang Theory, inflation, structure within the universe, and the cosmological constant.
Prerequisite(s):One of Astronomy 2020, Astronomy 2070, Engineering 2060, Physics 1000, or Physics 1050
Lib Ed Req:Science
Note:Other hours include two evening observing sessions per term.