PHYS 120

Course Code & Number

PHYS 120

Course Title

General Astronomy

Level

BS

Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits

(3+0+0) 3 TEDU Credits, 5 ECTS Credits

Year of Study:

Sophomore

Semester:

Spring

Type of Course:

Elective Free Elective

Mode of Delivery:

Face-to-face

Language of Instruction:

English

Pre-requisite / Co-requisite:

Catalog Description

Scales in the universe, history of astronomy, universal gravitation, Kepler’s law; properties of light, tools of astronomy. Solar system, planets, moons, minor bodies of the solar system. The sun, evolution of stars. Milkyway, other galaxies, cosmology.

Course Objectives

The goal of this course is to give a survey of astronomy, in general, that includes the history of astronomy, the nature of planetary systems (in particular, the solar system of our own), nature and evolution of stars, galaxies, and the universe.

Course Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:

1.Comprehend basic timeline of events in history of astronomy,

2.Express a general perspective of the universe,

3.Paraphrase knowledge of objects in the observable sky, (Sun, Moon, planets, comets etc.)

4.Demonstrate the fundamental physics that governs the objects in the sky, (conceptually).

5.Analyze the underlying dynamics behind the objects in the universe,

6.Evaluate the observable universe and/or cosmos from local observations to the large-scale universe models.