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Astronomy
ASTRON 1, Stellar Astronomy 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab) • Prerequisite: None.
This course was formerly Astronomy 1A.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fascinating subject of astronomy with an emphasis on the study of the Sun and other stars. Topics covered include the motions of the sky, a survey of the history of astronomy from Kepler to Einstein, gravity, radiation and matter, astronomical instrumentation, our Sun, stars, star formation, stellar evolution, galaxies and cosmology.
This course is not recommended to those who have completed Astronomy 3. Maximum credit allowed for Astronomy 1 and Astronomy 3 is one course (4 units).
1041 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh MC 83 Balm S P
ASTRON 3, Stellar Astronomy with Laboratory 4 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB) • Prerequisite: None.
This survey course covers the same material as Astronomy 1 but has a laboratory portion covering astronomical observations. The laboratory portion includes the use of star charts, celestial globes, spectroscopes, optical benches, occasional visits to the planetarium, and computer simulations.
Maximum credit allowed for Astronomy 1 and Astronomy 3 is one course (four units).
1042 10:15a-2:35p MW DRSCHR 128 Schwartz M J
10:15a-2:35p TTh DRSCHR 205 Schwartz M J
ASTRON 4, Solar System with Laboratory 4 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB) • Prerequisite: None.
This course covers the same material as Astronomy 2 but includes a laboratory covering astronomical observations using telescopes, astronomical computations using computers, lunar and planetary maps, star charts, eclipse tables, and planetarium related instruction. Observations of the sun, moon, and planets lead to a deeper understanding of planetary astronomy.
Maximum credit allowed for Astronomy 2 and Astronomy 4 is one course (four units).
1043 8:00a-12:20p MW DRSCHR 205 Fouts G A
8:00a-12:20p TTh DRSCHR 128 Fouts G A
ASTRON 5, Life in the Universe 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab) • Prerequisite: None.
This course surveys the latest ideas concerning the origin and evolution of life on earth and discusses how these ideas are influencing our search for life on other planets in our solar system and elsewhere in the Universe. Topics covered include the chemical and biological basis of life, the search for life on Mars, extrasolar planets and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
1044 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh MC 83 Balm S P