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| Changed Course |
| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ASTRON 3L | Title:
STELLAR ASTRON LAB |
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| Full Title:
Stellar Astronomy Laboratory |
| Last Reviewed:11/24/1997 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 1.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 | Lecture Scheduled | 0 |
| Minimum | 1.00 | Lab Scheduled | 3.00 | 6 | Lab Scheduled | 52.50 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact Total | 0 |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - One Repeat if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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Stellar astronomy laboratory involves the analysis and reduction of basic astronomical data concerning stars, nebulae, and galaxies. Using photos, spectra, as well as direct planetarium observations, the student will arrive at conclusions concerning fundamental properties of the sidereal universe.
Prerequisites:
Course Completion or Current Enrollment in ASTRON 3
Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Stellar astronomy laboratory involves the analysis and reduction of basic astronomical data concerning stars, nebulae, and galaxies. Using photos, spectra, as well as direct planetarium observations, the student will arrive at conclusions concerning fundamental properties of the siderial universe.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion or Current Enrollment in ASTRON 3
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - One Repeat if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
| Area: | | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | B1 | Physical Science | Fall 1998 | |
| | B3 | Laboratory Activity | | |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
| | 5A | Physical Sciences | Fall 1998 | |
| | 5C | Fulfills Lab Requirement | | |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1997 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1998 | Inactive: | |
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| CAN: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 02 | Course Created/Approved: | 11/24/1997 |
| Version Created: | 6/12/2005 | Course Last Modified: | 6/30/2010 |
| Submitter: | REPEAT CODE/DOIGE | Course Last Full Review: | 11/24/1997 |
| Version Status: | Approved Changed Course | Prereq Created/Approved: | 11/24/1997 |
| Version Status Date: | 6/12/2005 | Semester Last Taught: | Spring 2010 |
| Version Term Effective: | Fall 2005 | Term Inactive: | |
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
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Upon completion of this course the student will:
1. describe the fundamental properties of electromagnetic radiation and
how these properties are used to discover the characteristics of
stars, nebulae, and galaxies.
2. explain the observational techniques that are used to compute the
distances, temperatures, brightnesses, motions, compositions, and
masses of stars.
3. describe the nuclear processes that power the stars.
4. compute the ages of stars from their temperature-magnitude diagrams.
5. compute the distances to star clusters from their temperature-
magnitude diagrams.
6. compute the distances to galaxies from the Hubble law.
7. identify the major galactic Hubble types.
8. compute the age of the universe from a knowledge of the Hubble
constant.
Topics and Scope
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1. Electromagnetic Radiation
2. Stellar Distances
3. Stellar Motions
4. Stellar Spectra
5. The Magnitudes of Stars
6. The Masses of Stars (Binary Stars)
7. Variable Stars
8. The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram
9. Stellar Structure and Evolution
10. Life in the Universe
11. The Age of Stars
12. Star Clusters
13. The Interstellar Medium
14. The Galaxy
15. Other Galaxies
16. The Expansion of the Universe
17. The Birth of the Universe
18. The Death of the Universe
Assignments:
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Weekly reading assignments in course text.
Weekly laboratory assignments from course text.
Attendance at, and written report on, at least one outdoor observation
session.
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| This is a degree applicable course but assessment tools based on writing are not included because problem solving assessments and skill demonstrations are more appropriate for this course. |
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| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
25 - 50% |
| Homework problems, Lab reports | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
25 - 50% |
| Class performances | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
25 - 50% |
| Multiple choice, True/false | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
Representative Textbooks:
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Palmer, Leon. THE TRAINED EYE: AN INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVING.
Saunders College Publishing, 1990
Robbins, Robert R., Jefferys, William H., and Shawl, Stephen J.
DISCOVERING ASTRONOMY ACTIVITIES MANUAL AND KIT. 3rd Edition, John Wiley
& Sons, Inc., 1995.
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | X | Exempt From Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | A | Auto-Generated Text |
| Advisories-generate description: | NA | No Advisory |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | Y | Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
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| BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY |
| Method of instruction: | 02 | Lecture |
| | 04 | Laboratory |
| Area department: | ERTHS | Earth & Space Sciences |
| Division: | 73 | Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics |
| Special topic course: | N | Not a Special Topic Course |
| Program Status: | | Major Applicable Course |
| Repeatability: | 00 | One Repeat if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
| Repeat group id: | | |
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| SCHEDULING |
| Audit allowed: | N | Not Auditable |
| Open entry/exit: | N | Not Open Entry/Open Exit |
| Credit by Exam: | N | Credit by examination not allowed |
| Budget code: Program: | 0000 | Unrestricted |
| Budget code: Activity: | 1917 | Earth & Space Sciences |
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| OTHER CODES |
| Disciplines: | PHYS | Physics/Astronomy (requires master's) |
| Basic Skills: | N | Not a Basic Skills Course |
| Level below transfer: | N | Not Applicable |
| CVU/CVC status: | N | Not Distance Ed |
| Non-credit category: | Y | Not Applicable, Credit Course |
| Classification: | A | Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses |
| SAM classification: | E | Non-Occupational |
| TOP code: | 1911.00 | Astronomy |
| Work-based learning: | N | Does Not Include Work-Based Learning |
| DSPS course: | N | NO |
| In-service: | N | Not an in-Service Course |
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