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| Astronomy Lab | |||
| ASTRONOMY LAB | |||
| CLASS CODE: | PH 127L | CREDITS: 1 | |
| DIVISION: | PHYSICAL SCIENCE & ENGINEERING | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | PHYSICS | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course fulfills a General Education - Physical Science requirement. | ||
| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: | Observational astronomy designed to give the student experience in observing and analyzing basic astronomical phenomena. Must be taken concurrently with PH 127. |
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| DESCRIPTION: | Observational astronomy designed to give the student experience in observing and analyzing basic astronomical phenomena. Must be taken concurrently with PH 127. |
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| TOPICS: | Physical Properties/Relationships Predicting Star/Plant Locations Observing Stars, Planets and the Moon Optics and Telescopes Magnitude Scale Spectroscopy Physical Properties of stars Hubble's Constant Mass of Jupiter Average Density and the Planets Radioactivity and Age Dating Photogeology |
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| OBJECTIVES: | To observe motions of the celestial objects in the sky and demonstrate techniques used by scientists to discover information about the stars and planets. | ||
| REQUIREMENTS: | Attendance is mandatory. Labs cannot be done outside of class. Each lab is 25 points (lab #3 is 40 points), reading quizzes 5 points, (60 points total) total 400 points. | ||
| PREREQUISITES: | Must be taken concurrently with PH 127. | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2003 | ||