PHYS 101 — Survey of Astronomy (3 Credits, Fall/Spring)
This course involves the study of astronomy. The relationship of astronomy to the other sciences is stressed. Topics include the motion of celestial bodies, history of astronomy, radiation and spectroscopy, astronomical instrumentation and methods, Earth, Moon, planets, the Sun, properties and life cycles of stars, unusual stars, galaxies, cosmology, and exobiology. COREQ: PHYS 101L . (This CWI course meets Idaho State Board of Education GEM competency requirements for GEM 4 - Scientific Ways of Knowing.) . (3 lecture hours, 0 lab hours, 3 credits)