ASTR 100
Perspectives in Astronomy

Credit: 3 hours.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for a
Physical Sciences course.

One-term introduction to astronomy. The nature of science; sun, planets, and moons; origin of the solar system; nature and evolution of stars; exploding stars; stellar remnants, including white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes; molecules in space; galaxies and quasars; past and future of the universe; and life in the universe. Lectures and observation; a field trip to Parkland Staerkel Planetarium may be required, nominal charge. Credit is not given to students with credit in ASTR 121 or ASTR 122; not open to students with credit in PHYS 102, or equivalent. Students with credit in PHYS 102 are encouraged to take ASTR 121 or ASTR 122.