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Mar 11, 2026
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
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AS 104 - Stellar/Galactic Astronomy and Cosmology [QUAR] [LAB]
Offered Fall: No Offered Winter: Yes Offered Summer: No Offered Other: No
4 Credits
Hours (Lecture - Discussion - Lab): 3-0-3
General Education: Quantitative Reasoning and Analysis (QUAR) and Laboratory Science Graduation Requirement (LAB)
Prerequisites: High school algebra or MA 100 highly recommended.
Life cycle of stars, white dwarfs, neutron stars, black holes and supernovas; characteristics of the sun; basic physical principles applied to stellar characteristics; stellar and galactic distance measurement; galactic formation and evolution; cosmology.
Notes: This course may not be taken for credit toward the physics major or minor.
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