I 4 credit hours Examines methods of science, overall content and structure of the universe, motions of the sun, moon and stars, history of astronomy, tools of the astronomer, the composition, structure, characteristics, and origins of the solar system and potential for extraterrestrial life. Course includes laboratory and observational experience. Studies the nature of light, stellar spectra, stellar energy sources, structure and life cycle of stars, the sun, galaxies, and the origin and evolution of the universe.
Course includes laboratory and observational experience.