ASTR 103 - Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System

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Cerritos College

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Class hours: 3.0 Lecture This course is a non-technical introduction to astronomy, with emphasis on the Sun, planets, moons, and smaller bodies which make up the solar system. Topics include the nature of light, the atom, telescopes, an examination of the planets and their moons and rings, the origin of the solar system, comets, asteroids, and meteors, catastrophic events, and the search for planets around other stars. This course is not open to students with credit in ASTR 101. Transfer Credit: CSU; UC* *UC credit limits may apply. ASTR 102 and ASTR 103 combined: maximum credit, one course. No credit for ASTR 102 or ASTR 103 if taken after ASTR 101.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cerritos.edu

Phone Number:

(562) 860-2451

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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