College of Science

ASTR26400 (ASTR264) Spring 2008

Descriptive Astronomy: Stars and Galaxies

Current session: NOT IN SESSION

Offering: Sem. 2. Class 2, lab. 2, cr. 3 Not available to students with credit in ASTR 364.

Prerequisites:

Description: A descriptive, nonmathematical course in astronomy intened for non-physics majors. Topics include properties of stars; stellar birth and death; the Hertzsprung-Russel diagram; main sequence stars; binary systems; stellar clusters; red giants and white dwarfs, nova and supernova; neutron stars and black holes; galaxies and the cosmological red shift. Includes required observing sessions.

Textbook(s) for Spring 2008
Course Title Author Edition ISBN Publisher
ASTR264 The Cosmic Perspective Bennett, Donahue, Schneider & Voit Latest 0-321-505670 Addison-Wesley