ASTRON 1, Stellar Astronomy 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC: 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab) • Prerequisite: None.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fascinating subject of astronomy with an emphasis on the study of the Sun and other stars. Topics covered include the motions of the sky, a survey of the history of astronomy from Kepler to Einstein, gravity, radiation and matter, astronomical instrumentation, our Sun, stars, star formation, stellar evolution, galaxies and cosmology.
This course is not recommended to those who have completed Astronomy 3. Maximum credit allowed for Astronomy 1 and Astronomy 3 is one course (4 units).
1180 9:30a-10:50a MW DRSCHR 208 Fouts G A
1181 12:45p-2:05p MW DRSCHR 205 Balm S P
1182 2:15p-3:35p TTh DRSCHR 205 Schwartz M J
4042 5:15p-6:35p TTh DRSCHR 205 Schwartz M J
4043 6:45p-9:50p W DRSCHR 128 Salama A H
ASTRON 2, Planetary Astronomy 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA: 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab) • Prerequisite: None.
This course provides a comprehensive introduction to the fascinating subject of astronomy with an emphasis on the study of the Earth and the other planets in the solar system. Topics covered include the motions of the sky, a survey of the history of astronomy from the Greeks to Einstein, phases of the moon, eclipses, gravity, the formation of the solar system, the Earth, Terrestrial and Jovian planets, their moons, asteroids, meteoroids, comets and a discussion of extrasolar planets around other stars.
This course is not recommended to those who have completed Astronomy 4. Maximum credit allowed for Astronomy 2 and Astronomy 4 is one course (4 units).
1183 11:15a-12:35p MW BUS 201 Balm S P
1184 2:15p-5:20p W DRSCHR 128 Schwartz M J
1185 3:45p-5:05p TTh DRSCHR 205 Schwartz M J
4044 6:45p-9:50p M DRSCHR 128 Salama A H
ASTRON 3, Stellar Astronomy with Laboratory 4 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB) • Prerequisite: None.
This survey course covers the same material as Astronomy 1A but has a laboratory portion covering astronomical observations including the use of telescopes, computers, star charts, and star catalogs. Observations of the sun, planets, stars, and nebulae add to a deeper understanding of stellar astronomy. Maximum credit allowed for Astronomy 1A and Astronomy 3 is one course (four units).
1186 8:00a-11:05a TTh DRSCHR 128 Fouts G A
1187 12:45p-2:05p MW DRSCHR 128 Fouts G A
2:30p-5:35p M DRSCHR 128 Fouts G A
ASTRON 4, Solar System with Laboratory 4 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, + LAB) • Prerequisite: None.
This course covers the same material as Astronomy 1B but includes a laboratory covering astronomical observations using telescopes, astronomical computations using computers, lunar and planetary maps, star charts, eclipse tables, and planetarium related instruction. Observations of the sun, moon, and planets lead to a deeper understanding of planetary astronomy. Maximum credit allowed for Astronomy 1B and Astronomy 4 is one course (four units).
1188 12:45p-2:05p TTh DRSCHR 205 Fouts G A
2:30p-5:35p Th DRSCHR 128 Fouts G A
4045 6:45p-9:50p T DRSCHR 208 Grazier K R
6:45p-9:50p Th DRSCHR 136 Equils D
ASTRON 5, Life in the Universe 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab) • Prerequisite: None.
This course surveys the latest ideas concerning the origin and evolution of life on earth and discusses how these ideas are influencing our search for life on other planets in our solar system and elsewhere in the Universe. Topics covered include the chemical and biological basis of life, the search for life on Mars, extrasolar planets and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI).
1189 2:15p-3:35p MW BUS 201 Balm S P
4046 6:45p-9:50p W DRSCHR 205 Schwartz M J