PHYS.1110 Exploring the Universe for the Non-Scientist (Formerly 95.111)

Id: 008526 Credits: 3-3

Description

This course is designed for non-science majors and provides a broad overview of astronomy and discusses topics - the night sky, discovery of planets, formation of our solar system, space and ground based telescopes and their discoveries, exoplants and how astromoners are trying to find life on them, evolution of stars from their birth to death, formation of blackholes, and the current methods to observe blackholes, and the beginning and expansion of the Universe: SATISFIES: (1) Breadth of Knowledge requirement of EITHER Science with Lab Perspective (SCL) (if taken with PHYS.1110L: Exploring the Universe for the Non-Scientist Laboratory) OR STEM Perspective, but NOT both STEM and SCL and (2) Free Elective ONLY for Science majors.

Prerequisites

Anti-req: Students can only receive credit for one of the following: PHYS.1110 or PHYS.1210. Please Note: Academic petition required for Anti-req exceptions.

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