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ASTRONOMY

ASTRONOMY

Note: Astronomy courses are offered by the Department of Physics.

ASTRONOMY 2020
Modern Astronomy

Credit hours: 3.0
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Other hours: 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. As part of this course each student will visit the University Observatory on two evenings during the semester.

Note: Other hours include two evening observing sessions per semester.

ASTRONOMY 2070
The Solar System
Credit hours: 3.0
Contact hours per week: 3-0-0
Other hours: 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.

Note: Other hours include two evening observing sessions per semester.