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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog (As of 12-14-18) 
    
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HONS 159 Honors Astronomy I (3)

An introduction to astronomy. (This course is the Honors College equivalent of ASTR 129 .) Topics considered include a brief history of astronomy, coordinates, time, the earth’s structure and motion, astronomical instrumentation, the moon, eclipses, comets, meteors, interplanetary medium, stars, star clusters, interstellar matter, galaxies and cosmology.
Prerequisite(s): This course assumes a working knowledge of algebra and trigonometry.
Co-requisite(s): HONS 159L  
Course Frequency: Fall



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