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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ASTRON 3 | Title:
STELLAR ASTRONOMY |
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| Full Title:
Stellar Astronomy |
| Last Reviewed:1/25/2021 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Not open to students who have completed Astronomy 2. A non-mathematical description of the universe beyond the solar system. Observed properties of stars, stellar evolution, interstellar medium, stars clusters, variable stars, the Milky Way, other galaxies, relativity, cosmology and life in the universe.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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A non-mathematical description of the universe beyond the solar system; stars, nebulae, galaxies, cosmology.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | Fall 1981
| Inactive: | |
| Area: | C
| Natural Sciences
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | B1 | Physical Science | Fall 1981 | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 5A | Physical Sciences | Fall 1981 | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| 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:
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Provides the student with the theoretical, descriptive and methodological
framework required to successfully understand stellar astronomy and
related physical concepts.
Students participating in this course will have the opportunity to learn
the natural processes that govern and shape our universe. They will be
able to comprehend and demonstrate some knowledge of astronomy through
lecture discussion, written assignments and examination.
Topics and Scope
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I. Introduction
II. Electromagnetic Radiation
III. Stellar Distances
IV. Stellar Motions
V. Measuring Starlight
VI. Stellar Spectra
VII. Binary Stars
VIII. Variable Stars
IX. H-R Diagram
X. Stellar Structure and Evolution
XI. Insterstellar Medium
XII. Star Clusters
XIII. The Galaxy
XIV. Other Galaxes
XV. Cosmology
Assignments:
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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, 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 - 30% |
| Written homework, Reading reports, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 10% |
| Homework problems, Quizzes, Exams | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 10% |
| 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:
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"Universe" Wm. Kaufmann
"Exploration of the Universe" G. Abell
"The Dynamic Universe" T. Snow
"Astronomy", M. Zeilik
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