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Nov 27, 2024   2017-2018 Catalog  Select a Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Catalog 2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2020-2021 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2016-2017 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]      Global Search Catalog Search Choose Search Location Select an option Courses Programs Hierarchy Items Other Content Entire Catalog Search Keyword Field Whole Word/Phrase Advanced Search Catalog Navigation   Catalog Home   Academic Calendar   Overview of Degrees and Certificates   The General Education Core   Transfer Degrees   Courses Approved for Transfer   Suggested Areas of Concentration/Major Fields, Transfer Degrees   Career Degrees and Certificates   Required Curriculum, Career Degrees and Certificates   General Studies   Course Descriptions   Previous Catalogs HELP 2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] Print-Friendly Page (opens a new window) ASTRO 101 Guide to the Universe (IAI: P1 906) Prerequisite: Placement into ENG 099  or higher 3 lectures per week: 3 hrs transfer credit This non-lab course is a one semester conceptual study of the major topics and concepts of astronomy. Topics include basic cycles and motions of the sky, major stars and constellations, properties of electromagnetic radiation and astronomical telescopes, history of astronomy, characteristics of the solar system, comparative planetology, stellar and galactic evolution and formation, structure of the Milky Way galaxy, types of galaxies, Dark Matter, and cosmology.  Back to Top | Print-Friendly Page (opens a new window)