ASTR 121

This is an introductory course in astronomy general enough to be of interest to science and non-science majors with a proper background in mathematics. This course is complementary to ASTR 120-3. Topics include: the origins of stars and planetary systems; the Sun; properties and structures of stars; stellar interiors; the evolution of stars; stellar remnants; white dwarfs; neutron stars; black holes, and warped spacetime; the Milky Way; the universe of galaxies; distance scales and indicators; active galaxies and quasars; cosmology; and astrobiology. ASTR 121 and ASTR 120 may be taken in either order.