ASTRON 1, Stellar Astronomy 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab) • Prerequisite: None.
This course was formerly ASTRON 1A.
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).
1057 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh DRSCHR 128 Salama A H
1058 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh DRSCHR 208 Schwartz M J
ASTRON 2, Planetary Astronomy 3 units
Transfer: UC, CSU • IGETC AREA 5A (Physical Sciences, non-lab) • Prerequisite: None.
This course was formerly ASTRON 1B.
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).
1059 8:00a-10:05a MTWTh LA 214 Fouts G A
Arrange-9 Hours ITALY Fouts G A
Above section 1059 is part of a Study Abroad program to Italy. There will be two weeks of instruction at Santa Monica College (Jun 22- July 2) followed by four weeks of instruction in Italy (July 6-Aug 2).
1060 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh DRSCHR 208 Salama A H
1061 12:30p-2:35p MTWTh DRSCHR 205 Balm S P
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).
1062 10:15a-12:20p MTWTh DRSCHR 205 Balm S P
1063 2:45p-4:50p MTWTh DRSCHR 205 Schwartz M J