ASTRONOMY
1L: Astronomy Laboratory
Semesters Offered: Variable
Units: 1.0
Corequisite: Completion or concurrent
enrollment
in
AST 1 required.
Laboratory course in astronomy that uses a
combination of earth-based experiments and NASA information to teach the basic
principals and methods of modern astronomy. Students will make their own
measurements as well as use NASA information to calculate such things as the
age of the Universe, the age of the moon, the mass of Jupiter, orbital periods
of binary stars, the chemical composition of stars, and the probability of
extra-terrestrial life. Telescope observations and extensive use of the
Planetarium is included.
[CSU; UC]