Introduction to the Sky and Solar System

Instructor
Matthew Pryal
Course #
ASTR 1210
Credits
3
Online Course?
No
CLAS Course
Section
1
Days of the Week
MTWRF
Session
Session II
Course Dates
June 17 to July 13
Course Times
10:30 am to 12:45 pm

A study of the night sky primarily for non-science majors. Provides a brief history of astronomy through Newton. Topics include the properties of the sun, earth, moon, planets, asteroids, meteors and comets; origin and evolution of the solar system; life in the universe; and recent results from space missions and ground-based telescopes.