Astronomy 101 - Survey of the Universe w/Lab
Spring
2016
01
4.00
Thomas Burbine;M. Dyar
TTH 11:30AM-12:45PM
Mount Holyoke College
94737
Cleveland 001L
tburbine@mtholyoke.edu;mdyar@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.