ASTR107

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ASTR107

The Universe ASTR107 FA

Fall 96 Availability (Last Updated on Thu Apr 17 05:01:13 EDT 1997 )

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       10      0         10
  02       10      0         10
  03       10      0         10
  04       10      0         10

Next Offered in 9798 FA

This course focuses on the modern scientific conception of the Universe - its composition, size, age and evolutionary history. We begin with the history of astronomy tracing the development of thought which led ultimately to the Big Bang theory. This is followed by a closer look at the constituents of the Universe - stars, galaxies and clusters of galaxies. We end with consideration of the origin and ultimate fate of the universe.

MAJOR READINGS

THE COPERNICAN REVOLUTION by Thomas Kuhn
BUBBLES, VOIDS AND BUMPS IN TIME: THE NEW COSMOLOGY ed.
James Cornell
A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME: FROM THE BIG BANG TO BLACK HOLES
by Stephen Hawking

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Two term tests and a final exam, weekly laboratory assignments.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This is a general education course intended primarily for non-science majors. It does not require mathematics beyond a modest high school preparation. There are weekly laboratory assignments and meetings associated with the course, some of which will be at night so that objects may be viewed through telescopes at the Van Vleck Observatory. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture Laboratory

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: NSM ASTR

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997

About the Photo:

The Great Nebula in Orion

Reference:

Moore, Patrick, THE PICTURE HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY, New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1961

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