Introductory Astronomy for Undergraduates (view)
Units included with this Open Author resource:
- Introductory Astronomy for Undergraduates
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- Keywords:
- astronomy, introductory, Undergraduate
- CHAPTER 1 - Ancient Astronomy
- CHAPTER 3 - Gravity
- CHAPTER 4 - Light, Energy and Atoms
- CHAPTER 5 - Telescopes
- CHAPTER 6 - Solar System,Planets and Exoplanets
- CHAPTER 7 - The Earth and Moon
- CHAPTER 8 - Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
- CHAPTER 9 - The Sun
- CHAPTER 10 - Birth of Stars
- CHAPTER 11 - Death of Stars
- CHAPTER 12 -
- CHAPTER 13 -
- CHAPTER 14 - Cosmology
- CHAPTER 15 - Appendix I
- References
- End
- Unit 19
Summary
This course introduces students to the fundamental aspects of the history, philosophy, and science of the astronomical universe. It will provide students an opportunity to learn and appreciate the world of Astronomy and how it relates to their other studies, their careers and their lives as citizens and professionals. Students will discover the phenomena of our solar system and beyond - planets and moons, asteroids and meteors, stars and black holes, constellations and galaxies and several other phenomena