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PHYS 180 - FS: First-year Seminar


Planned Offering: Offered occasionally. Each first-year seminar topic is approved by the Dean of The College and the Committee on Courses and Degrees. Applicability to FDRs and other requirements varies.
Credits: 4


Prerequisite: First-year class standing. A seminar for first-year students.

Spring 2017, PHYS 180-01: FS: Observational Astronomy in the American Southwest (4). First-Year Seminar. Prerequisite: First-year standing only. Additional course fee required, for which the student is responsible after Friday of the 7th week of winter term. This course introduces students to the basics of observational astronomy, and the role of astronomy in ancient and modem cultures. Students will learn the tools and techniques of amateur astronomers. Study of the principles of stellar astrophysics enrich appreciation of the celestial objects we observe. To put astronomy in context, we explore archaeo-astronomy, light pollution, and environmental factors. This course includes a travel component to New Mexico and Arizona, to visit major observatories and sites of cultural interest, and to take advantage of their clear, dark skies. (SC) Sukow.

 




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