3 courses with the subject AS, 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.
AS 180Astronomy3
A one-semester course designed to acquaint the student with the solar system and selected topics from studies of the stars and nebulae. Topics include the beginnings of astronomy, Ptolemy to Newton, earth and moon system, tools and methods of the astronomer, planets and satellites, comets and meteors, stars, stellar systems, galaxies and cosmology. AS 180 with AS 181 satisfies a science lecture laboratory requirement for science and non-science majors. Course Outcomes
To be taken concurrently with AS 180. The laboratory will include experiments designed to reinforce the astronomical principles covered in AS 180 lectures and will give students training in data analysis and report writing. AS 180 with AS 181 satisfies the lecture-laboratory science requirement for science and non-science majors. This laboratory course is to be taken concurrently with the lecture course AS 180 Astronomy. Course Outcomes
This course is designed to meet the needs of honor-level students or students who have completed AS 180/181. Students who have a particular interest in the stars are also welcome. This course stresses the location and observation of common constellations. The contributions of Kepler, Newton, and Einstein are discussed as they apply to stars and systems of stars. The course ends with a discussion of the evolution of stars. Course Outcomes
