Solar System and Worlds Beyond credit:

3 Hours

[IAI Code: P1906] Introductory survey of the Solar System; structure and motions of the Earth and Moon; planetary motions; natures and characteristics of the planets and smaller solar system bodies; planetary moons and rings; meteors, meteoroids, and meteorites; properties of the Sun; origin and evolution of the Solar System; discovery of extrasolar planetary systems; architecture of extrasolar planetary systems and comparison to our solar system; habitable extrasolar planets. Emphasis will be placed on problem-solving and scientific methods. Students with credit in PHYS 211 are encouraged to take ASTR 210 . Credit is not given toward graduation for: Credit is not given for ASTR 121 if credit in either ASTR 100 or ASTR 210 has been earned. This course satisfies the General Education Criteria for: Nat Sci & Tech - Phys Sciences Quantitative Reasoning II