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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Survey study of our solar system, stars, the Galaxy, other galaxies, and the universe; methods and problems of astronomy. Does not include laboratory. Not open to students enrolled in or who have completed ASTR 110. ( LA, N2)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Survey study of our solar system, stars, the Galaxy, other galaxies, and the universe; methods, instruments and problems of astronomy; field and laboratory experience. Not open to students enrolled in or who have completed ASTR 108. ( LA, NL2)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. This course examines, at an introductory level, the fundamental physical principles associated with the search for extraterrestrial life. Particular emphasis is placed upon the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life (SETI) which theoretically might be capable of being detected by our current or likely future technology. Basic properties of objects in our solar system are considered along with the minimal conditions required for life as we understand it. The outlook for life on each known planet, several natural satellites, asteroids, and comets is treated. Next, the existence of life in other solar systems is considered by examining the properties of stellar structure and stellar evolution which would permit such life. The effects of stellar ecospheres, stellar timescales, binary and multiple star systems, and stellar populations are examined along with key planetary properties. This leads to an estimate of the number of habitable planets in our Milky Way Galaxy. Then, the nature of hypothetical extraterrestrial life forms, related civilizations, and constraints on the longevity of technological civilizations in the Galaxy and the likely average distances separating such societies. The possibilities for direct contact between alien cultures through interstellar travel by the life forms or by automated probes (Bracewell or von Neumann machines) leads to the question of interstellar colonization and the classical Fermi Paradox. The more feasible alternative of indirect contact through remove communications leads to radio transmissions as the optimum current approach and the course concludes with a survey of such past, current, and potential SETI studies. ( LA)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
1-3 s.h. Selected topics of current interest in astronomy. Prerequisite: permission of department.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Celestial objects, the sky, and their roles in diverse early cultures worldwide. Modern archeoastronomy's search for connections between the sky and societies' constructions. (LA, CPA) Prerequisites: competence in geometry and and trigonometry.
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. The sky as earth-related to time and geographic location; the motions and physical properties of the members of our solar system; theories about the origin of the solar system; methods of obtaining and interpreting astronomical data; field and laboratory experience. Prerequisite: PHYS 103 or 203 completed or concurrent. ( LA)
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3.00 Credits
3 s.h. Studies distances, motions, physical characteristics, and origins/evolutions of stars, nebulae, galaxies, and the universe. Includes field and laboratory experience. ( LA) Prerequisite: PHYS 104 or 204 completed or concurrent.
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3.00 Credits
Planetarium Operation
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
1-3 s.h. Selected topics of current interest in astronomy. Prerequisite: 3 s.h. ASTR
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
1-3 s.h. Independent studies under faculty supervision. Prerequisites: SoS and 3 s.h. ASTR.
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