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UNDERGRADUATE COURSES — INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM

 
Astronomy Courses

A100 - The Solar System

Correspondence
Celestial sphere, constellations, apparent motions of celestial objects, eclipses, history of astronomy, astronomical observations, the Earth as a planet, the Moon, the planets and their satellites, comets, meteors, theories of the origin of the solar system. Evening viewing of sky required. Credit not given for both A100 and A110.

A105 - Stars and Galaxies

Correspondence
Introduction to the physcial universe. Topics include constellations, gravity, radiation, the Sun, structure and evolution of stars, neutron stars and black holes, the Milky Way galaxy, normal galaxies, active galaxies, quasars, cosmology, and the search for extraterresial life. Nighttime viewing of sky required. Credit given for only one of A105, A110 or COAS E105 Gravity: the Great Attractor.

A110 - Introduction to Astronomy

Online
Earth as a planet, satellites, and comets. The Sun. Properties of stars, stellar systems. Extragalactic objects. The nature of the observable universe. Nighttime viewing of sky required. Credit not given for both A100 and A110, nor for both A105 and A110.


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