12/26/2024 11:10:32 AM	ASTRON 2 Course Outline as of Fall 2004	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ASTRON 2	Title:  STELLAR ASTRON &LAB
Full Title:  Stellar Astronomy with Laboratory
Last Reviewed:6/28/2004

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	4.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	4.00	Lab Scheduled	3.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	52.50
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	6.00			Contact Total	105.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 210.00

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

Not open to students who have completed Astronomy 3. The techniques used to gather basic astronomical data.  The observed properties of stars, stellar evolution, the interstellar medium, star clusters and galaxies.  Laboratory includes astronomical spectroscopy, photometry, observations of binaries and variables, galaxy classification and stellar triangulation.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Techniques used to gather basic astronomical data. Lecture incl: the observed properties of stars & planets, stellar evolution, the interstellar medium, star clusters & galaxies. Lab incl: astronomical spectroscopy & photometry, observations of binaries & variables, galaxy classification & stellar triangulation.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	B1	Physical Science		Fall 1981	Fall 2004
	B3	Laboratory Activity
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	5A	Physical Sciences		Fall 1981	Fall 2004
	5C	Fulfills Lab Requirement
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Provides the student with the theoretical, descriptive, methodological,

and experimental framewark required to successfully understand stellar

astronomy and related physical concepts.

Students participating in this course will have the opportunity to learn

and experience the natural processes that govern and shape our universe.

They will be able to comprehend and demonstrate some knowledge of

astronomy through lecture discussion, laboratory reports, written

assignments and examination.

Topics and Scope

The course will include the following topics, visual aids and experimental

laboratory exercises.

I.    Introduction

     a.  Film; UNIVERSE

     b.  Introductory chapter; "The Realm of Astronomy"

     c.  Cosmos I:  THE SHORES OF THE COSMIC OCEAN

II.   Electromagnetic Radiation

     a.  The Electromagnetic Spectrum

     b.  The nature of Electromagnetic Radiation

     c.  Introduction to Star Charts

     d.  The Inverse Square Law

     e.  Geometric Optics

     f.  Spectroscopy

     g.  The Doppler Effect

     h.  Film:  THE DOPPLER EFFECT

     i.  Cosmos VIII:  TRAVELS IN SPACE AND TIME

     j.  Radiation Laws

III.  Stellar Distances

     a.  Triangulation

     b.  Cosmos VII:  THE BACKBONE OF NIGHT

IV.   Stellar Motions

     a.  Radial Velocity

     b.  Proper Motion

     c.  Film:  THE MOTIONS OF STARS

V.    Measuring Starlight

     a.  The Magnitude Scale

     b.  Absolute Magnitude

     c.  Distance Modulus

     d.  Color Index

VI.   Stellar Spectra

     a.  The Spectral Sequence

     b.  Stellar Rotaion

VII.  Binary Stars

     a.  Visual Binaries

     b.  Spectroscopic Binaries

     c.  Film:  STAR SYSTEM XI URSAE MAJORIS

     d.  Eclipsing Binaries

     e.  Film:  ALGOL:  THE DEMON STAR

     f.  Astrometric Binaries

     g.  Film:  SIRIUS AND THE WHITE DWARF

VIII. Variable Stars

     a.  Cepheid Variables

     b.  W Virginis Stars

     c.  RR Lyrea Stars

IX.   The Hertzsprung-Russel Diagram

     a.  The H-R Diagram

     b.  Spectroscopic Parallax

X.    Stellar Structure and Evoluation

     a.  Stellar Evoluation

     b.  Lifetimes of Stars

     c.  Cosmos:  IX:  THE LIVES OF STARS

XI:   The Interstellar Medium

XII.  Star Clusters

     a.  Open Clusters

     b.  Globular Clusters

     c.  Main Sequence Fits

XIII. The Galaxy

     a.  The Milky Way (Star Gauging)

     b.  The Galactic Center

XIV.  Other Galaxies

     a.  Classification of Galaxies

     b.  The Hubble Law

XV.   Cosmology

     a.  Cosmos:  THE EDGE OF FOREVER

     b.  The Hubble Law

     c.  Film:  A WHISPER FROM SPACE

     d.  The Curvature of Space

     e.  Cosmos XIII:  WHO SPEAKS FOR EARTH?

Assignments:

Evaluation of student performance will be determined through examination

and at least one of the following written assignments; Comprehensive

research paper, analytic essay, book review, comprehensive laboratory

reports, observational assignments, or extra credit reports.  Each

student will be required to master textbook and research material

independently outside the class.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 25%
Written homework, Reading reports, Lab reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 10 - 25%
Lab reports, Quizzes, Exams
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 15%
Class performances, Performance exams
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 50 - 75%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

"Universe", Wm. Kaufmann

"Exploration of the Universe", G. Abell

"The Dynamic Universe", T. Snow

"Astronomy", M. Zeilik

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