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Rodney Dunning, Duane Pontius
No major or minor is offered in astronomy.
AS 101 General Astronomy (1)
An introductory course in descriptive 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.
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