2020-2021 Catalog and Student Handbook

ASTR 105 Introduction to Astronomy

An introductory course intended for non-science majors. Topics will include the historical process of arriving at our present understanding of the universe, the solar system, distant stars and galaxies, current theories of the origin and evolution of our universe, and the natural laws that govern it all. Three hours of lecture/discussion and two hours of lab per week. Additionally, there will be two or three individual observation assignments that you will do on your own time as well as two or three required evening telescopic viewing sessions on the day of your lab when the weather is clear.

Credits

4

Distribution

Scientific Inquiry-w/Lab, Scientific Inquiry/Lab