Course Description
Astronomy laboratory to accompany Stellar and Galactic Astronomy.
Athena Title
Stellar and Galactic Astro Lab
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ASTR 1010L
Pre or Corequisite
ASTR 1020
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
To provide the student with hands-on experience in data analysis and interpretation.
Topical Outline
The Sun. Stars and stellar evolution. Clusters of stars, the Milky Way galaxy and other galaxies. Structure of the Universe and Cosmology. The text will be LABORATORY TEXTBOOK FOR ELEMENTARY ASTRONOMY by Shaw, Dittmann and Magnani, 8th edition.
General Education Core
CORE II: Physical SciencesSyllabus