A comprehensive, descriptive overview of the solar system covering how ideas have changed from ancient times to today. The latest discoveries. The electromagnetic spectrum; telescopes and detectors; laws of planetary motion; planets, asteroids, comets, and the Sun. Formation of the solar system. Extra-solar planets and the possibility of extraterrestrial life. Field trip to the Rothney Astrophysical Observatory.
This course may not be repeated for credit.
Notes
- Not open to students with credit in Astronomy 205 or 211. Not recommended for physical science majors.
Sections
This course will be offered next in
Fall 2011.