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ASTR
3 courses with the subject ASTR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
ASTR 1300Astronomy
Meets MN Transfer Goal 3 - Natural Sciences. This is an introductory astronomy course designed for nonscience majors. It emphasizes the physical sciences of astronomy, and covers the history of astronomy, properties of light, telescopes, formation of the solar systems, stellar configuration, stellar evolution, quasars, dark matter, galactic structure, and galactic evolution. This course may be taken on its own or alongside ASTR 1301 ¿ Astronomy Lab. Students are encouraged to enroll concurrently in ASTR 1301 to satisfy the lab science requirement. Student Learning Outcomes: * Describe fundamental physical principles and laws of astronomy. * Demonstrate knowledge of measurement techniques used in contemporary astronomy. * Define various astronomical objects including planets, dwarf planets, plutinos, plutoids, nebulae, asteroids, comets, and black holes. * Describe lunar phases, eclipses, and the reasons for the seasons. * Identify various positions of planets in planetary configuration. * Explain Kepler’s three laws of planetary motion. * Outline the different components of an electromagnetic spectrum based on wavelength, frequency, and energy. * Explain the theory of solar system and stellar system formation and evolution. * Distinguish the physical properties of the planets of our solar systems. * Identify different segments of star classification on Hertzsprung - Russel (H-R) diagram. * Distinguish between planets and dwarf planets, reflection and refraction tele- scopes, plutinos, and plutoids, and retrograde motion and prograde motion. * Explain the importance of Hubble’s Law. Prerequisite(s): ENGL1308, and one of the following: READ0900, READ1308 or ESOL1120, or the appropriate placement score . (3 C: 3 lect/pres, 0 lab, 0 other)
Meets MN Transfer Goal 3 - Natural Sciences. This is an introductory astronomy lab course designed for non-science majors. It can be taken by itself as a stand- alone course or in conjunction with an Astronomy course. In this course students will learn about the constellations, stars, telescopes, instruments and measure- ments astronomers make to determine the distances to the stars and planetary bodies. Student Learning Outcomes: * Conduct experiments to test hypotheses and mathematical formulas. * Use appropriate computer technology and software to perform experiments, perform analysis, and prepare reports. * Identify diverse asterisms, planets, and stars. * Explore how to find astronomical objects in the sky. * Verify theoretical astronomical concepts through practical investigation. * Communicate astronomical theory, experimental results, and real-world ap- plications of astronomical concepts, and laws. y change without notice. Page 121
Meets Mn Transfer Curriculum Goal Area 3 - This course introduces the science of modern astronomy and it is intended for non-science major students. It empha- sizes physical sciences of astronomy and it covers the history of astronomy, prop- erties of light, telescopes, formation of the solar systems, Steller configuration, Steller evolution, and galactic structure and evolution. This course encompasses a lab component and it acquaints students acquainted with general methods and techniques of astronomy. The lab component aids students with comprehending difficult astronomy concepts. It satisfies necessity of natural sciences lab course under Goal Area 3 of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum. Student Learning Outcomes: * Describe fundamental physical principles and laws of astronomy. * Demonstrate knowledge of measurement techniques used in contemporary astronomy. * Define various astronomical objects including planets, dwarf planets, plutinos, plutoids, nebula, asteroids, comets, and black holes. * Describe lunar phases, eclipses, and the reasons for seasons. * Label various positions of planets in planetary configuration. * Explain three Kepler's laws of planetary motion. * Outline the different portion of electromagnetic spectrum based on wave- length, frequency, and energy. * Demonstrate the understanding of the theory of solar system and stellar system formation and evolution. * Distinguish the physical properties of the planets of our solar systems. * Identify different segments of star classification on Hertzsprung - Russell (H- R) diagram. * Distinguish between planets and dwarf planets, reflection telescope and refraction telescope, plutinos and plutoids and retrograde motion and prograde motion. * Explain the importance of Hubble's Law. * Conduct experiments to test hypothesis and mathematical formula. * Use appropriate computer technology and software to perform experiments, perform analysis, and prepare reports. * Identify diverse asterisms, planets, and stars and learn how to discover astro- nomical objects in the sky. * Verify theoretical astronomical concepts through practical investigation. * Prepare presentation about assigned projects for night sky observations and present it to the peers and faculty. * Communicate astronomical theory, experimental results and real- world ap- plications of astronomical concepts and laws. * Demonstrate cooperative learning skills. Prerequisite(s):ENGL1308, and one of the following: READ0900, READ1308 or ESOL1120, or the appropriate placement score. (4 C: 3 lect/pres, 1 lab, 0 other)
