ASTR 201 - Introduction to Astronomy

Prerequisites/Corequisites: Take MATH-111 or MATH-121. (Required, Previous or concurrent). | Take ASTR-201L. (Required, Concurrent).
Credit Hours: Min: 4; Max:

Description: A survey of astronomy, including historical observations and star maps; celestial motions of the sun, moon, planets and stars; electromagnetic radiation, including radiation laws and spectral classification; astronomical instruments and methods; the stars, including formation, evolution, properties, and types of stars; the universe, including the Milky Way Galaxy, other galaxies, theories of formation and evolution. The laboratory section for the class will include work at night in the FMU Observatory.