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TOPICS IN ASTRONOMY

ASTRON 150
Course Description

Intensively study selected topics of modern astronomy. Examples include missions to the planets, formation of stars and planets, end states of stellar evolution (supernovae, white dwarfs, pulsars, black holes), origin and evolution of the universe.

Prerequisties
Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

2

Offered

Fall, Spring

Grade Point Average
3.22

-1.94% from Historical

Completion Rate
95.65%

-0.84% from Historical

A Rate
43.48%

1.3% from Historical

Class Size
23

1.77% from Historical

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