Nov 21, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Catalog Navigation
  Catalog Home
  Admission & Financial Aid
  Tuition and Fees

  Student Life & Work Experiences
  Academic Standards
  Academic Resources and Special Programs
  Degree Requirements
  Academic Programs

  Campbell School of Business
  Evans School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
  School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences
  Charter School of Education and Human Sciences
  Interdisciplinary Programs

  Description of Courses
  2023-24 Department Chairs and Curriculum Leads
  Continuing Personnel
  2024-2025 Academic Calendar
HELP
2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

AST 121 - The Discovery of Galaxies (Foundations F4d)

3-2-4

Galactic astronomy from the Seventeenth Century to the early Twentieth Century. Examines changing ideas about the place of our solar system within the Milky Way galaxy and the existence of other galaxies. Emphasizes the historical development of new theories and how those theories were evaluated. Intended to satisfy general-education requirement in science for non-science majors. Major elective for Concentration II physics major. Credit not allowed toward Concentration I physics major.

Term Typically Offered: Spring