AST 160 Cosmology:SC2
Explores the birth, large scale structure and eventual fate of the universe. The course will examine the evidence for, and science behind, the Big Bang and inflation, the expanding universe, dark matter and dark energy, and the possible futures of the universe as a whole. The rise of complex life in our universe, the anthropic principle and the theory of multiple universes will also be included. Unification theories may be covered. This is a statewide Guaranteed Transfer course in the GT-SC2 category.
Prerequisite
Grade of C or higher in the following courses:
MAT 050 and
CCR 092 or
CCR 094 or equivalent placement scores.