AS 180 - Astronomy

Credit Hours: 4

A one-semester course designed to acquaint the student with the solar system and selected topics from studies of the stars and nebulae. Topics include the beginnings of astronomy, Ptolemy to Newton, earth and moon system, tools and methods of the astronomer, planets and satellites, comets and meteors, stars, stellar systems, galaxies and cosmology. AS 180 with AS 181 satisfies a science lecture laboratory requirement for science and non-science majors.

Fulfills SUNY General Education – Natural Sciences.

Concurrent Registration: AS 181
F/S (C, N, S)