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• AST 20: INTRO ASTRONOMY

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a descriptive survey of the heavens, including the constellations and stars, the sun and our planetary system, the celestial sphere, our galaxy, binary and variable stars, nebulae, the elements of astrophysics, cosmogony, the history of astronomy. Weekly laboratory exercises are an integral part of the course. This course does not satisfy major, concomitant, or specialization requirements for Secondary Education Science and/or Liberal Arts Science Majors.
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• AST 205: PLANETARY SURFACE PROCESSES

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course examines the physics of processes that break solid rock into transportable materials and the physical and chemical mechanisms behind the movement and deposition of that material on planetary surfaces. Using quantitative analysis, laboratory, remote sensing, field experiments, and qualitative assessment, this course links the physical and chemical weathering of planetary surfaces, including the fundamentals of fluid flow, sediment transport, erosion, and deposition to processes ranging from microscopic to mountain building. A laboratory course, planetary surface processes focuses on collecting and using actual data sets and applying them to the sedimentary, tectonic, and atmospheric history of a planet.
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• AST 240: THE PLANETARIUM

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course introduces students to the planetarium, its operation, and its maintenance. The student will learn the operation of the digital planetarium projection system and the computer scripting program used to create planetarium presentations. Also covered in this course are methods of digital image, video, and audio manipulation.
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• AST 242: EXOPLANETS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is a survey of exoplanets, planetary systems, and the solar system as a planetary system. Fundamental concepts in astrophysics concerning the solar system, plan etary system formation and evolution, and exoplanet detection and characterization are introduced. There will be several planetarium and telescopic observing sessions. Actual data acquired at national and local observatories, including the Kutztown University Ob servatory, will be incorporated into laboratory exercises, as will the professional reduction, analysis, and communication of astronomical data. Participants in the course may have the opportunity to contribute to the discovery and/or characterization of new exoplanets.
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• AST 250: ADVANCES IN PLANETARY SCIENCE

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  Using a seminar-style approach, the course focuses on a specific, current topic in planetary science by reading and discussing upper-level academic literature such as peer-reviewed papers and book review chapters. Topics will be selected to correspond with current advances in planetary science and focus on topics where new data or analysis illuminates our understanding of solar system processes. New missions, in particular, provide opportunities to examine topics from multiple perspectives. Examples include, but are not limited to, Kuiper Belt Objects, lunar formation, ring dynamics, astrobiology, and asteroids.
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• AST 26: ELEMENTS OF MODERN AST

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  A non-laboratory introductory course of the study of the universe. Special emphasis will be placed on the physical properties of the planets and other members of the solar system, life in the universe, the structure and evolution of stars, and the theories concerning the origin and development of the universe. There are no prerequisites, but this course is not open to students who have taken AST 020-021 or its equivalent. This course does not satisfy the laboratory course requirement for physical sciences under general education.
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• AST 30: MISSION TO THE PLANET

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  More than 50 spacecraft missions have left the Earth's surface in search of answers about the formation of our solar system, our neighboring planets, our moon, and our own planet. These missions illustrate the application of the scientific method in vivid detail as scientists struggled to refine their questions (hypothesis) and obtain the data to test them; then learned to refine the hypothesis and then repeated the process. This course covers the physical, chemical, and geological nature of the planets and their atmospheres; similarities and differences between the Earth and other planets using manned and unmanned space probes and how they have shaped our understanding of the planets. Laboratory experiments illustrate the scientific method and complex decision making required in developing space missions.
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• AST 340: INTRO TO ASTROPHYSICS

  4.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is concerned primarily with a study of the physical processes taking place in stars and nebulae and with methods of interpreting the spectra of these objects. Among the topics discussed will be the radiation laws, atomic spectra, ionization and excitation laws, classification of stellar spectra, model stellar atmospheres, structure and evolution of stars and cosmic radio waves.
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• AST 342: ASTROPHYSICS

  3.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course explores the physics of astronomical phenomena, from processes within our Solar System to the creation and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the Universe. The course is designed for physics majors and other science majors with strong interest in astronomy, physics, and mathematics. This course takes a mathematically rigorous approach of applying basic principles of physics to astronomy, and therefore also provides a foundation for more advanced (undergraduate and graduate level) coursework in astrophysics.
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• AST 350: PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY

  4.00 Credits

  Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is concerned with a study of the techniques required in making and reducing astronomical observations. The positional aspects of astronomy will be covered in detail. This course will also focus attention on methods modern data collection, reduction, and analysis using CCD detector systems, and on the various types of telescopes. The students will be required to carry out observing projects using the Kutztown University's on campus telescope and the remote robotic telescopes located in New Mexico and South Australia.
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