INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY
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OVERALL COURSE
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4.0 out of 5.0
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3 credit hours
Course Description:
A descriptive course including the development of astronomy, its methods, and the motions, laws, and evolution of the solar system. Topics include general properties and types of stars, unusual stellar objects such as quasars and black holes, galaxies, evolution, and cosmology. Occasional evening viewing sessions are held. May apply toward the Level II Core Curriculum requirement in science.