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2015-2016 Academic Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ASTR-120 Deep Space Astronomy

3 cr.
Conceptual study of cosmology and relativity, emphasizing the Einsteinian perceptions of gravity, matter, energy, and space-time geometry. Also examines in detail anomalistic subjects such as black holes, wormholes, “white fountains”, and obstacles to superluminal (“faster than light”) travel. Prerequisites: ASTR-110 . Offered: Fall, Spring