Can you travel back in time and be chased by a velociraptor? How close can you get to a black hole? On what asteroid can a 250 lb person weigh as little as a mouse? To answer these questions, take a walk on the wild side with Astronomy 100 and find out!

Introduction to Astronomy (3 units) Two lecture hours and one recitation hour per week. Survey of astronomy satisfying science requirements in state colleges and universities. Includes descriptive material on the solar system, stars, galaxies and life in the universe, together with an introduction to the methods employed by astronomers in gathering information. (CSU/UC)

How far away is the nearest star? What will the constellation Orion look like a million years from now? What does the night sky look like from Bali? Astronomy 101 has the answer.

Astronomy 101: Astronomy Laboratory (1 unit) Three lab hours per week. Prerequisites: MATH 110 or equivalent AND completion of or concurrent enrollment in ASTR 100. Use of planetarium for constellation identification, coordinate systems, and basic measurements of planets, stars and spectra. Occasional telescopic observations and visits to observatories. ASTR 100, satisfies lab science requirements for UC and California State Universities. Extra supplies may be required. (CSU/UC)

How would you like to take a picture of Saturn with its beautiful rings and giant moon Titan? Or, what about taking a picture of the moon with all of its craters and mountains? Or, how about seeing massive galaxies as they were 60 million years ago? View all of these objects and more through some of the department’s many telescopes. How can one do this? By taking the newest astronomy class, Observational Astronomy Laboratory, ASTR 103. You will also learn to find the North Star and identify such constellations as, Hydra the Water Snake and Leo the Lion.

Astronomy 103 Introduction to observational astronomy for the general public interested in astronomy and students taking ASTR 100 and/or ASTR 101. Students will learn to observe and image planets, stars and galaxies. They will also investigate the rotation of the Earth, take measurements of the sky and find the height of Polaris above the northern horizon. Focus on observational techniques. Students will have hands-on access to telescopes. Credit/No Credit grading. (CSU).

Selected Topics (1-3 units) Hours by arrangement. Selected topics not covered by regular catalog offerings. Course content and unit credit to be determined by the Mathematics & Science Division in relation to community-student need and/or available staff. May be offered as a seminar, lecture, or lecture/laboratory class. (CSU)

Special projects. (1 unit or 2 units) Special Projects (1-2) hours by arrangement. Prerequisite: 3.0 G.P.A. in subject field. Independent study in a specific field or topic, directed by an instructor and supervised by the Division Dean. Students are eligible to request approval of a special project only after successfully completing at least two college-level courses in the subject field. (Note: Students normally may receive credit for only one special project per semester.) (CSU)

Special topics not in the course offerings. (1-3 units) Selected Topics
(1-3) hours by arrangement. Nontransferable course. Selected topics not covered by regular catalog offerings. Course content and unit credit to be determined by the Mathematics & Science Division in relation to community-student need and/or available staff. May be offered as a seminar, lecture, or lecture/laboratory class.