ASTR 280 - Evolution of the Universe KCC AA/DP and KCC AS/NS Fall

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): ASTR 0; MATH 2. Recommended Preparation: ENG 00. Comment: ASTR 280 is offered in the fall semester only. ASTR 280 is an introductory course, with limited mathematical rigor, pertaining to the study of phenomena on a galactic scale. Topics that will be discussed are the history of cosmology and how our perceptions of the universe have changed, stellar evolution and exotic remnants, galactic formation, dark matter, and the inflationary universe. Modern problems dealing with current research topics will also be discussed. Upon successful completion of ASTR 280, the student should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the Copernican ideal and how it pertains to modeling the universe. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the special theory of relativity and its effects: time dilation, mass dilation, and space contraction. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the general theory of relativity and its effect: Gravity. Demonstrate an understanding of how the Planck scale limits our knowledge of the initiating mechanisms for the current universe. Demonstrate knowledge of how we believe our galaxy formed. Demonstrate knowledge of how we believe some of the more exotic galaxies formed. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Hubble's constant, how it is measured, and its implications: the age of the universe. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the problem of dark matter, its nature, and implications for the large scale structure of the universe. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the modern inflationary model of the universe.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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