• AS 4900: Special Topics

  0.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  No course description available.
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• AS 4975: Independent Study

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Offers the advanced student the opportunity to pursue an individualized topic of interest with the assistance and direction of an instructor. Prerequisites: junior/senior standing and consent of instructor.
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• ASTR 1000: Descript Astronomy

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Covers essential features of the solar system, stellar astronomy and time measurement. Students who have taken ASTR 2310 may not earn credit in ASTR 1000, and not more than 4 credit hours may be earned by taking both ASTR 1000 and 1050.
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• ASTR 1050: Survey of Astronomy

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Consists of 3 lecture periods and a two-hour laboratory in observational and laboratory astronomy. Observing sessions are scheduled after dark and held when weather permits. Designed primarily for non-science majors. Prerequisite: MATH 1000 or passing mathematics proficiency exam at Level 2
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• ASTR 1070: Earth:Phys Environ

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Discusses selected topics from geology, astronomy and meteorology illustrating fundamental concepts, processes, products and the interrelationships among them. Emphasizes nature of science and relationship between selected topics and society. Cross listed with GEOL 1070. Prerequisites: Math Level 3 or equivalent courses; consent of instructor; enrollment reserved for elementary education majors; EDCI 2000 must be selected concurrently.
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• ASTR 2310: General Astronomy I

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Covers the history of astronomy, orbital mechanics, solar system (the Sun, planetary interiors, atmospheres, moons, comets, meteors); interaction of radiation and matter (physical processes in gas, black body radiation) astronomical instrumentation and detectors. Laboratory includes exercises in observational astronomy. Observing sessions are scheduled after dark and held when weather permits. Prerequisites: PHYS 1210 or 1310, MATH 2200.
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• ASTR 2320: General Astronomy II

  4.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Covers the properties of stars, stellar atmospheres and stellar evolution, interstellar matter, galaxies and cosmology including models of the universe, the Big Bang, and dark energy. Laboratory includes exercises in observational astronomy. Observing sessions are scheduled after dark and held when weather permits. Prerequisites: PHYS 1210 OR 1310, MATH 2200.
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• ASTR 4000: Astronomy for Teachers

  1.00 - 5.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Specifically designed for elementary school teachers. Presents basic concepts (time, seasons, light and its properties); planetary systems of the sun; the sun and stars; the Milky Way and galaxies; and cosmology and relativity. Emphasizes presenting these concepts to elementary school children. Half the class is devoted to laboratory and workshop activities to develop techniques for presenting these concepts through visual aides, demonstrations and films. Students may receive a maximum of 5 credits in a combination of ASTR 4000 and 4100. Prerequisites: 6 hours of physical or biological science, junior standing in education.
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• ASTR 4100: Astrophys-Sec Tchr

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Discusses modern physics, emphasizing obtaining and analyzing real data. Adaptable to junior and senior high school science classrooms. Special projects include analysis of planetary positions and images; direct observations of the sun; predictions of eclipses and tides; analyses of basic astronomical data of stars, star clusters, galaxies and clusters of galaxies; and cosmological modeling. Students may receive a maximum of 5 credits in a combination of ASTR 4000 and 4100. Prerequisite: junior standing in secondary science education.
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• ASTR 4610: Intro Astrophysics

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Includes astrophysical sources of radiation, radiation transport, nonequilibrium processes, stellar atmospheres, stellar interiors and the interstellar medium. Prerequisites: ASTR 2310, PHYS 2310 and concurrent registration in PHYS 4210 and 4410.
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