Rodney Dunning's Home Page | Teaching | PHYS 105, General Astronomy, Fall 2007

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• 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.