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Calvin University Course Info
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Course Info
ASTR 212
Galactic Astronomy and Cosmology
This course is an introduction to modern astronomy and astrophysics for students with some science and mathematics preparation. The first portion of the course includes a study of our own Galaxy, its structure, its contents (including the interstellar medium and dark matter), and its formation and development. The second portion of the course covers other galaxies, including their classification, clustering, and development, as well as active galaxies and quasars. The final portion of the course covers physical cosmology, including expansion of the universe, its age and ultimate fate, and the formation of elements. Students may take both ASTR 211 and ASTR 212, but one is not a prerequisite for the other. Laboratory
Units: 4.0