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Astronomy
Description: Diurnal motion, motion of solar system objects on the background of stars, light rays and spectra, the planets, Kepler's laws, space travel, coordinates and time, the moon and eclipses, meteors, comets and the sun, stars, stellar distances and stellar evolution, galactic structure, galaxies, quasars, and the big bang universe. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2025 Spring 2026 Summer 2026
Course Attributes:
Astronomy
Term : Fall 2025
Catalog Year : 2025-2026
AST 180 - Introduction To Astronomy
Description: Diurnal motion, motion of solar system objects on the background of stars, light rays and spectra, the planets, Kepler's laws, space travel, coordinates and time, the moon and eclipses, meteors, comets and the sun, stars, stellar distances and stellar evolution, galactic structure, galaxies, quasars, and the big bang universe. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
Sections offered: Fall 2025 Spring 2026 Summer 2026
Course Attributes:
- GS: Science Lit - Natural Sciences
- LS: Science and Applied Science