The study of matter and energy is the central theme unifying the various areas of physical science. This is a general course which satisfies the laboratory science requirement. Seven hours of class work, including a minimum of two hours of laboratory per week, are required. This course is not open to students who have previous credit in a college chemistry or physics course. A survey of astronomy, the topics included in this course are the moon, planets, the sun, stellar birth and death, galaxies and their evolution, and the evolution of our universe.
Emphasis is descriptive rather than mathematical.
This laboratory introduces the variety of techniques used by astronomers to learn information about the planets, stars, and galaxies. This course counts as a lab science when taken concurrently or after NASC 107. An introduction to the important concepts of physics, this course has a conceptual rather than mathematical emphasis. Designed for liberal arts majors, the course may serve as a background course for science majors. The structure and composition of the atmosphere, the general circulation pattern over the Northern Hemisphere and how it arises, winds in relation to pressure patterns, and weather maps and their analysis are among the topics covered.