ASTRONOMY More information available in the course description in the college catalog.
- ASTR101- Solar System Astronomy
Survey of the history of astronomy, astronomical cycles and phenomena, astronomical instruments, formation and evolution of the planets and their satellites, comparative planetology, asteroids, comets, the sun, and the origin of the solar systen. Included a lab.
- ASTR 102 - Stellar and Galactic Astronomy
Survey of the types and properties of stars, birth and life cycle of stars, including white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes, structure and dynamics of galaxies, galactic evolution, cosmology, birth and fate of the universe, and life in the universe. Includes lab.
- ASTR102H - Stellar and Galactic Astronomy (Honors)
Survey of the types and properties of stars, birth and life cycle of stars, including white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes, structure and dynamics of galaxies, galactic evolution, cosmology, birth and fate of the universe, and life in the universe. Includes lab.