Introduction Astronomy
AST-113-Y01
SUNY Broome Community College
- Semester
- Fall 2024
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- Start Date
- 08-26-2024
- Total Credits
- 4
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This course covers the development of our modern understanding of the astronomical universe from planets and stars to galaxies and cosmology. It is a broad introduction to Astronomy including the historical development of astronomy; the basic physics of gravity, light, and atoms; telescopes; planets, moons, and other objects in our solar system; the Sun and other stars; the evolution of stars; the Milky Way galaxy and other galaxies; distant quasars and other active galaxies; the expanding universe; and cosmology based on the Big Bang theory.
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Course Area: Astronomy
Level: Lower Level Undergraduate
Dates: 08-26-2024 - 12-16-2024
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