ASTR 1303

(3 credits) 3 hours lecture This course covers basic concepts of astronomy, with emphasis on the universe outside the solar system. Topics include the properties of the Sun and other stars, the life and death of stars, galaxies, large-scale structure, and cosmology. This course stresses scientific explanation and uses mathematics, the language of science, whenever appropriate. Note: Only one of Astronomy 1103 and 1303 can be used for graduation purposes.