Minor in Astronomy
(23 hours*)
Program Requirements
- No D credit may count toward this minor.
- Complete the following:
MATH 112 : Calculus 1.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 110 and 111 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Differential and integral calculus: limits; continuity; the derivative and applications; extrema; the definite integral; fundamental theorem of calculus; L'Hopital's rule. |
: Honors Calculus 1.
MATH 113 : Calculus 2.
(4:5:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring; Summer |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 112 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Techniques and applications of integration; sequences, series, convergence tests, power series; parametric equations; polar coordinates. |
PHSCS 127 : Descriptive Astronomy.
(3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | Honors also. |
| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall; Winter; Spring |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Nonmathematical presentation of knowledge of the content and history of the cosmos, frequently using observatory and planetarium. |
PHSCS 227 : Solar System Astronomy.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Fall |
| PREREQUISITE: | PHSCS 121 & PHSCS 123; Phscs 127 or proficiency exam; Math 113 or concurrent enrollment. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Physics of light and matter, Newton's laws, solar-system dynamics, and planetary surfaces and atmospheres. |
PHSCS 228 : Stellar and Extragalactic Astronomy.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | MATH 113 & PHSCS 227 |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Stellar atmospheres, stellar interiors, stellar evolution, interstellar matter, galactic structure, external galaxies, and cosmology. |
PHSCS 329 : Observational Astronomy.
(3:2:4)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| WHEN TAUGHT: | Winter |
| PREREQUISITE: | Phscs 127 or proficiency exam. |
| DESCRIPTION:  | Basic techniques of observational astronomy, emphasizing practical experience in optical data acquisition and analysis. |
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.