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Main Course:
AST1002: DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY
AST1002
HORIZONS IN ASTRONOMY
20221
Writing Credit
No
International/Intercultural
No
Elective Flag
Yes
  • Critical Thinking
    • CLO 1: 1.0 The student shall: be able to identify the contribution made to astronomy by individuals from the time of Pythagoras to that of Einstein.
    • CLO 2: 2.0 The student shall: be able to recognize and describe the cyclic nature of the phases of the moon, the tidal effect of the moon on the earth, and the causation of lunar and solar eclipses.
    • CLO 4: 4.0 The student shall: be able to recognize and identify each stage of a star's development.
    • CLO 6: 6.0 The student shall: The students should be able to identify and describe the present theories explaining the formation of the universe.
  • Ethical Reasoning
    • CLO 1: 1.0 The student shall: be able to identify the contribution made to astronomy by individuals from the time of Pythagoras to that of Einstein.
  • Mathematical & Scientific Reasoning
    • CLO 1: 1.0 The student shall: be able to identify the contribution made to astronomy by individuals from the time of Pythagoras to that of Einstein.
    • CLO 2: 2.0 The student shall: be able to recognize and describe the cyclic nature of the phases of the moon, the tidal effect of the moon on the earth, and the causation of lunar and solar eclipses.
    • CLO 3: 3.0 The student shall: be able to identify, describe, compare, and contrast major components of the solar system.
    • CLO 4: 4.0 The student shall: be able to recognize and identify each stage of a star's development.
    • CLO 5: 5.0 The student shall: be able to identify and describe the methods used to classify galaxies, as well as to distinguish among types of galaxies such as radio, Seyfert, and peculiar galaxies.
    • CLO 6: 6.0 The student shall: The students should be able to identify and describe the present theories explaining the formation of the universe.
 
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