This course is intended to give the science student (or any student with an interest in the more technical aspects) a background in stellar and galactic astronomy. Topics include planetary motion, stellar properties, binary and variable stars, star clusters, the Galaxy, external galaxies and cosmology. A 3-hour laboratory will take place every 2 weeks.
Prerequisite: Physics 113 or 110 or 115; MATH 100, 110, 114 or 115, or Physics 12 and Math 12 and consent of the instructor
* Denotes labs run alternate weeks