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Nov 22, 2024
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ASTR 205 - Principles of Astronomy (GEKN)
A survey of astronomy and astrophysics for Science, Integrated Science and Secondary Education majors and minors. The course covers the solar system, stars, galaxies, elementary celestial mechanics, light and cosmology. Students will solve appropriate problems and develop models that pertain to the topics.
Credit Hours: 4 hrs
Prerequisite: or placement
General Education: must be taken concurrently with this course for General Education credit. Students may not receive General Education credit for both and ASTR205.
Students will obtain an understanding of basic astronomy and our place in space by studying the structure of the universe. They will learn to make astronomical observations and use them to stimulate inquiry about our local space environment and to help them understand how our ancestors viewed the sky. Students will become literate scientific citizens by reading primary source articles, producing critical responses and by writing to elected officials to express their views on the doing and funding of science in the United States. As such, ASTR 205 meets the requirements of a Natural Science Course in the Knowledge of the Disciplines portion of the new General Education program when taken concurrently with ASTR 204.
Last Updated: 2/28/2011
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