Major Requirements

Courses in Astronomy

AS 101 General Astronomy (1)

A beginning course in astronomy with laboratory. The Meyer Planetarium and telescopes owned by the College are used as instructional aids. Two lecture periods and one laboratory period each week. Prerequisite: MA 115 or equivalent. Spring.

AS 301 Introduction to Astrophysics (1)

A survey of the astronomical universe, with emphasis placed on physical principles. Topics include Kepler's laws of planetary motion, the sun, planetary and stellar atmospheres and interiors, variable stars, stellar clusters and associations, galactic structure, stellar evolution, and cosmology. Prerequisites: PH 122, MA 232.