Honors Institute
Honors Courses
Astronomy |
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| ASTR 10BH :: HONORS GENERAL ASTRONOMY: STARS, GALAXIES, COSMOLOGY | 5 Units | |||||
| Non-technical introduction to astronomy, focusing on qualitative reasoning about stars, galaxies, and the origin and evolution of the universe. Topics include: the nature of light, matter, and telescopes; the basic physical processes of the universe; the formation and death of stars and their role in producing the elements necessary for life (including an introduction to black holes); the Milky Way and other galaxies, their structure, formation, and evolution; the history, evolution, and structure of the universe from the Big Bang to the heat death of the universe; the impact of astronomical events on life on Earth. The honors section offers a challenging intellectual environment which covers the same outline as the general course but in more depth. | ||||||
| Advisory: Concurrent enrollment in ASTR 10L; not open to students with credit in ASTR 10B. | ||||||
| Repeatability: Not Repeatable. | ||||||
| 5 hours lecture. (60 hours total per quarter.) | ||||||
| 17³Ô¹Ï GE Area: Natural Sciences | ||||||
| Transferability: CSU and UC | ||||||
| Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at: foothill.edu/transfer/forms/current_transfer_ge_guide.pdf | ||||||
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