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ASTY221 Introduction to Astronomy

Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus
Online level Level A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s)
Start Finish Attendance Notes
15 April 2008 18 April 2008 Optional Residential school begins at 6.30 pm on the evening of the first date
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 24 cp; or candidature in postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jim Buick (jbuick@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit describes our present understanding of the universe and how this knowledge has been obtained. Topics covered in the unit include an historical perspective of the changing view of the universe, the solar system, astronomical instruments, the expanding universe and the big bang, the evolution of stars and a description of exotic objects in the universe such as neutron stars, quasars, pulsars and black holes.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Discovering the Universe
ISBN: 9780716769606
Comins, N.F. and Kaufmann III, W.J., Freeman 7th ed. 2005
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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