Astronomy (ASTR Courses)
ASTR 100 Elementary Astronomy
3.0 units.
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
A survey course introducing the general principles and fundamental facts of astronomy.
ASTR 121 Elementary Astronomy Laboratory
1.0 unit.
Corequisite: ASTR 100 - Elementary Astronomy or completion of ASTR 100
Acceptable for credit: Transfer to UC, CSU
Course Offered:
Fall, Spring
Grading Method: Letter Grade or Pass/No Pass
A laboratory course emphasizing practice and interpretation of astronomical observations
for students that are concurrently taking the ASTR 100 lecture course or those that
have previously passed it with a grade of "C" or higher. When weather permits, students
will observe objects in the sky with and without instruments such as telescopes. In-class
simulations will be substituted when direct observation is not possible. The moon,
stars, constellations, planets and other solar system bodies, and various deep-sky
objects will be studied as well as the methods used to catalog, chart, and find them.