AS102
Astronomy II: Journey through the cosmos
0.5 Credit
Hours per week:
- Lecture/Discussion: 3
A journey beyond our solar system to develop a modern understanding of other stars, galaxies and the structure, origin and fate of the universe. Includes an introduction to basic concepts of relativity and quantum mechanics, lives of stars, evolution of galaxies, Hubble's law and the Big Bang. Objects such as black holes, supernovae, pulsars, dark matter and wormholes are encountered and studied along the way.
