ASTR-118 Stellar Astronomy

Credits 4 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into ACRD 080. Co-requisite: ASTR-118L.
This course addresses the universe beyond our Solar System. Studies include the evolution of the stars in our galaxy and the universe beyond the Milky Way. Theories on how the universe began and how it might end are explored. Other topics related to stars and galaxies including quasars pulsars and black holes are discussed. Evening classes will conduct telescopic observations.

Course Outcomes
The student should emerge realizing a sound concept of the place of the solar system in a much broader organization of matter. He will have expanded his concept of the changing universe