Astronomy 101 - Stars and Galaxies w/Lab
Fall
2016
01
4.00
Jason Young;Thomas Burbine
MW 11:00AM-12:15PM
Mount Holyoke College
96607
Cleveland 002L
jyoung@mtholyoke.edu;tburbine@mtholyoke.edu
Discover how the forces of nature shape our understanding of the cosmos. Explore the origin, structure, and evolution of the earth, moons and planets, comets and asteroids, the sun and other stars, star clusters, the Milky Way and other galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and the universe as a whole. In lab, learn the constellations and how to use the telescopes. Use them to observe celestial objects, including the moon, the sun, the planets, nebulae, and galaxies. Learn celestial coordinate and timekeeping systems. Find out how telescopes work.
Coreq: ASTR-101L.
Designed for non-science majors. The lecture for this course meets at the same time as the lecture for ASTR-100.
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.