ASTR 1000K:Introduction to the Universe

3 Class Hours 2 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MATH 1111
Students will learn the history of astronomy up to the Copernican Revolution including Galileo, Kepler, and Newton. They will also explore the workings of modern telescopes and study an overview of the solar system and the search for extra-solar planets. In lab students will use planetarium simulation software to explore the concepts and methods of observational astronomy.