This course serves as a science elective to help students fulfill part of their science requirements. It consists of an introduction to astronomy from a predominantly descriptive perspective; quantitative parts will be included whenever conducive throughout the semester. The level of mathematics required form the student is pre-calculus; without it, the student will not be able to follow the quantitative parts of the course. The topics to be covered will include the night sky, telescopes, the solar system and its formation theories, the life cycle of stars, galaxies and the general structure of the universe, and an introduction to cosmology.

Semester: Summer

Offered: Fri, 01/01/2021 - 03:00

Link: PHU 101 - Astronomy