Academic Catalog

Astronomy (ASTR)

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ASTR 1010K  Astronomy of Solar System  
Credit Hours: (3-2-4).  
Astronomy from early ideas of the cosmos to modern observational techniques. The solar system planets, satellites, and minor bodies. The origin and evolution of the solar system.   
ASTR 1020K  Stellar & Galactic Astronomy  
Prerequisite: MATH 1001, MATH 1111 or any higher level MATH course.  
Credit Hours: (3-2-4).  
The study of the sun and stars, their physical properties and evolution, interstellar matter, star clusters, our galaxy and other galaxies, and the origin and evolution of the universe.