Provides a brief history of astronomy through Newton. Introduction to Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe Primarily for non-science majors. Study of stars, star formation and evolution. An independent laboratory class in which students work individually or in small groups on observational projects. In addition, some projects use computers to simulate observations taken with much larger telescopes.
Projects focus on the study of constellations, planets, stars, nebulae, and galaxies.
Class work is done predominantly at night. These courses and all other astronomy courses can be used to satisfy the College natural sciences area requirements. ASTR 121 and 124 cover complementary subject matter, both at an introductory level. Each is complete in itself, and a student may elect to take either ASTR 121 or ASTR 124, or both concurrently. ASTR 211 and 212 form a sequence and should be taken in that order Primarily for science majors.