Covers solar system objects, solar atmospheric phenomena, planetary atmospheres, recent missions, comets, and the solar system's origin.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.28 GPA, 55.6% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.44 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.67 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
Develop a sense of wonder and curiosity about our solar system and planetary systems around other stars.
Describe various methods of how we collect information to study these systems and our limitations and challenges in this process.
Apply physics learned in their previous physics courses to explain and analyze properties and phenomena seen in our solar system and beyond.
Apply knowledge of current and forthcoming NASA missions to explain their objectives, and the vital role they play in enhancing our knowledge of the solar system and extrasolar systems.
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ASTRON 200 and (PHYSICS 241, 249,PHYSICS/E C E 235, or concurrent enrollment)
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.28 GPA, 55.6% A/AB (n=18 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.44 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.67 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).
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Solar System Astrophysics
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