| Astronomy | ||||||
| Title: | Astronomy | |||||
| Course Number: | 104 | |||||
| College: | College of Arts & Sciences | |||||
| Instructor: | Ruch, Gerald T | |||||
| Time: | 1215 - 1320 | |||||
| Location: | Owens Science Hall St Paul | |||||
| Room: | OWS 150 | |||||
| Credit Hours | Start Date | End Date | Days | Available | Enrollment | Maximum |
| 4 | 01/30 | 05/18 | M - W - F | 0 | 96 | 96 |
| Course Description: | ||||||
| Introduction to physical principles and their application to astronomy for non-science majors. Emphasis is on comprehension of ideas and principles. Topics include the motions of the sun, moon, stars and planets; properties of the solar system; the stars including giants, dwarfs, pulsars and black holes; nebulae, galaxies and quasars; cosmology and life. The course consists of lecture, discussion and laboratory. Prerequisite: Three years of high school mathematics | ||||||
