Rodney Dunning's Home Page | Teaching | PHYS 105, General Astronomy, Fall 2007
- Topics
- The cosmic landscape
- Matter, light, and their interactions
- The solar system
- Stars
- Galaxies and the universe
- Textbook
- Pathways to Astronomy, with Starry Night Pro CD, by Stephen Schneider and Thomas T. Arny. ISBN: 0072922087.
- Course Description:
- PHYSICS 105. General Astronomy. A broad survey of modern astronomy, emphasizing the concepts, methods, and technology used by professional astronomers to answer fundamental questions about the universe. Three lecture and one 2-hour lab periods. 4 credits.