Descriptive Introduction to Astronomy 1&2(3L-3P) Prerequisite(s): Mathematics B30 (or, under the old mathematics curriculum, Algebra 30 or Mathematics 30).
A descriptive introduction to astronomy without advanced mathematics covering constellations, historical astronomy, telescopes, spectral analysis, planetary motion, including recent discoveries about planets, properties and evolution of stars, pulsars, black holes, galaxies and cosmology. The evening labs will allow students to use telescopes and to analyze data.