Course Goals
[Seeds and Backman, ASTRO3, Chapters 2-15]
- Student Learning Outcomes--after successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Understand cycles and motions of the sun, moon, stars, and planets.
- Describe and explain how light is collected and analyzed in astronomy.
- Describe and explain properties and lives of stars and galaxies.
- Compare and contrast features of planets and other solar system objects.
- Discuss and evaluate astronomy content and value of statements from literature, media, and popular culture.
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