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. This course satisfies the Level 2 Knowledge NSC requirement for general education.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

One of the following: 1. Math ACT subscore of 24 or higher 2. "C" or better in both MATH 152 and MATH 141 3. "C" or better in MATH 174 or MATH 175