Schedule
Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri, 8:15 AM - 10:30 AM (1/3/2018 - 1/18/2018) Location: WLC SC S109
Mon-Tue-Wed-Thu-Fri, 8:15 PM - 9:30 PM (1/3/2018 - 1/18/2018) Location: WLC SC S115
Description
What is our place in the universe? This course provides a chronological introduction to the sciences of astronomy and cosmology. Topics include: ancient and medieval astronomy, celestial coordinate systems, astronomical instrumentation, Kepler’s laws of planetary motion, gravitation, stellar parallax, galactic redshifts, Hubble’s law, and aspects of modern cosmology.