ASTR 112 Introductory Astronomy
(3-0-3) An introduction to the study of astronomical phenomena: cycles of the sky, the origin of modern astronomy, solar system basics, celestial mechanics, formation and evolution of stars, neutron stars and black holes, galaxies, structure of the universe. This course includes night-sky telescopic observations of the Moon, planets, stars and star clusters, nebulae and galaxies. This course satisfies the NSC II requirement for general education.