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Introductory Astronomy for Undergraduates
Keywords:
astronomy, introductory, Undergraduate
CHAPTER 1 - Ancient Astronomy
CHAPTER 3 - Gravity
CHAPTER 4 - Light, Energy and Atoms
CHAPTER 5 - Telescopes
CHAPTER 6 - Solar System,Planets and Exoplanets
CHAPTER 7 - The Earth and Moon
CHAPTER 8 - Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids
CHAPTER  9 - The Sun
CHAPTER 10 - Birth of Stars
CHAPTER 11 - Death of Stars
CHAPTER 12 -
CHAPTER 13 -
CHAPTER 14 - Cosmology
CHAPTER 15 - Appendix I
References
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Unit 19

Summary

This course introduces students to the fundamental aspects of the history, philosophy, and science of the astronomical universe. It will provide students an opportunity to learn and appreciate the world of Astronomy and how it relates to their other studies, their careers and their lives as citizens and professionals. Students will discover the phenomena of our solar system and beyond - planets and moons, asteroids and meteors, stars and black holes, constellations and galaxies and several other phenomena