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Intro to Astronomy Class Syllabus

February 10th, 2009 Josephine Posted in Announcements | No Comments »

Lesson 1 – History and Observation
History of Astronomy
Observational Astronomy

Lesson 2 – The Solar System
Formation and Evolution of the Solar System
Composition of Bodies in the Solar System
Position and Motion of Bodies in the Solar System

Lesson 3 – Stars
Stellar Evolution and Life Cycle
Stellar Properties
Stellar Spectra
Stellar Distances and Parallax
Lesson 4 – Galaxies
The Milky Way and the Local Group
Classification of Galaxies
Interstellar Medium

Lesson 5 – The Universe
Distribution of Galaxies and Hubble s Law
Cosmology The Study of the Universe
The Big Bang
The Early Universe
Expansion of the Universe
The Fate of the Universe
The Multiverse and Theories of Everything

Lesson 6 – Life in the Cosmos
Searching for Other worlds
Habitability of Other worlds
Possibility of Life Beyond Earth