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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: At least nine credits with the citation. Independent study: a paper or website synthesizing the various citation learning experiences.
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3.00 Credits
Six hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits if content differs. Formerly ARTS489. Development of student's work on an advanced studio level within the context of a special topic.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 12 credits if content differs. Formerly ARTS498. Independent work. Meetings with faculty and studio time arranged.
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3.00 Credits
Credit for ASTR100 cannot be obtained after, or simultaneously with, receiving credit for any astronomy course numbered 250 or higher. CORE Physical Science Non-Laboratory (PS) Course. CORE Physical Science Laboratory (PL) Course when taken concurrently with ASTR 111. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ASTR100 or ASTR101 or ASTR120. An elementary course in descriptive astronomy, especially appropriate for non-science students. Sun, moon, planets, stars and nebulae, galaxies, evolution.
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4.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture, two hours of laboratory, and one hour of discussion/recitation per week. Credit for ASTR101 cannot be obtained after, or simultaneously with, receiving credit for any astronomy course numbered 250 or higher. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ASTR100 or ASTR101 or ASTR120. Descriptive astronomy, appropriate for non-science majors. Sun, moon, planets, stars, nebulae, galaxies and evolution. Laboratory exercises include use of photographic material, computer simulations, and observing sessions if weather permits.
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1.00 Credits
Two hours of laboratory per week. Corequisite: ASTR100. Not open to students who have completed ASTR101. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ASTR111 or ASTR101. Two hours of laboratory per week. Single evening laboratory projects plus semester-long observing projects involving work both in and out of class. Lunar surface features; the nighttime sky; changing positions of sun, moon, planets; stellar spectra; observations of stars and nebulae in our galaxy.
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3.00 Credits
Pre- or corequisite: MATH115. Not open to students who have completed ASTR100 or ASTR101. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ASTR100 or ASTR101 or ASTR120. For students majoring in astronomy or with a strong interest in science. Topics include development of astronomy, planetary orbits, electromagnetic radiation, telescopes as well as constituents and origin of the solar system (planets, satellites, comets, asteroids, meteoroids, etc.).
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4.00 Credits
Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory per week. Prerequisites: MATH115 and ASTR120, or permission of department. Not open to students who have completed ASTR200. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: ASTR121 or ASTR200. For students majoring in astronomy or with a strong interest in science. Includes instrumentation, stellar properties, stellar evolution, structure of the galaxy, other galaxies, large scale structure, Big Bang Theory, and future of the universe.
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3.00 Credits
Not open to astronomy majors. Appropriate for non-science majors. Application of scientific method to the study of collisions in space. Impact cratering on planets and satellites. Possible implications for the Earth. Interactions between stars and galaxies. Possible effects due to supermassive black holes. Events like the 1994 comet crash on Jupiter and data from the Hubble Space Telescope will be highlighted.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: permission of department. Repeatable to 6 credits. Independent study, short research projects, tutorial reading, and assisting with faculty research and teaching under special supervision.
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