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THE EVOLVING UNIVERSE: STARS, GALAXIES, AND COSMOLOGY

ASTRON 103
Course Description

The cosmos is vast, mysterious, and beautiful. Join us on an exploration of the universe, from the big bang to the birth, life, and death of stars and the warped reality of black holes. Includes lifecycles of stars; supernovae and creation of elements; white dwarfs, pulsars and black holes; the Milky Way and galaxies; distances of stars and galaxies; quasars; expansion of universe; modern big bang cosmology, dark matter, dark energy.

Prerequisties

Satisfied Quantitative Reasoning (QR) A requirement. Not open to students with credit for ASTRON 200

Satisfies
Credits

3

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.16

3.43% from Historical

Completion Rate
95.32%

2.33% from Historical

A Rate
36.88%

21.9% from Historical

Class Size
385

5.5% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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