AST 401 - Advanced Astronomy

Gravitation and celestial mechanics, basic physics and chemistry of stars and stellar atmospheres, and description and analysis of spectral classes. Laboratory work at the college observatory (weather permitting) and planetarium.

Prerequisite: AST 100 and MAT 210 and either PHY 111 OR 112, or instructor permission.
When Offered: Spring term of even years.
Credit: 3