ASTR 125 Astronomical and Physics Methods to Explore the Universe
(3-0-3) An introduction to the study of astronomical phenomena: motions of the sky, planetary systems, stars, structure and scale in the universe. Emphasis on physical and astronomical methods: Newtonian physics, celestial mechanics, emission and detection of electromagnetic radiation, space-based observatories, spectroscopy, interferometry, multi-wavelength investigations and introduction to computational methods. This course includes night sky observation sessions.