Apr 19, 2024

2021 Undergraduate Catalog 1.1 (WINTER-SPRING)

2021 Undergraduate Catalog 1.1 (WINTER-SPRING) [ARCHIVED CATALOG - Consult with Your Academic Advisor for Your Catalog Year]

PHY 116 - Astronomy: A Study of the Universe (0, 4)

Introductory astronomy. Celestial sphere and planetary positions; history of astronomy; survey of the solar system; the ‘message’ of starlight; H-R diagrams; stellar evolution; quasars; cosmology and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. No physics or astronomy background is required. Some elementary algebra is used. Lecture and laboratory.