ASTRO 1 Introductory Astronomy

Units: 3
Hours: 54 hours LEC
Grade Options: Letter Grade
General Education: Delta Area 2; CSU Area B1; IGETC Area 5A
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Beginning Algebra or appropriate placement as determined by the college’s multiple measures assessment process.
This course is a description of general astronomy covering topics that include our solar system (planets, asteroids, and comets), our Sun, the birth and evolution of stars, galaxies (including the Milky Way), clusters of galaxies, quasars, black holes, and cosmology. (UC, HBCU, CSU)