Course overview
This course aims to present a survey of astronomical science, including highlights of modern exploration and the open questions in astronomy. Topics include the formation and characteristics of the Solar System, including the planets and minor members of the system; telescopes; the Sun; the birth, life and death of stars; galaxies and dark matter; active galaxies and quasars; Big Bang cosmology.
- History, Telescopes and the Solar System
- The Sun and Stars
- Galaxies and the Universe
Course learning outcomes
- Describe and explain the Solar System’s structure, formation, and physical behaviour, and compare the major objects within it.
- Describe and explain the properties and life cycles of stars, and the formation of compact objects.
- Describe galaxy types and formation and explain the evolution of the Universe using observational evidence.
- Describe and explain how astronomical data are obtained and used in space science and astronomy, and how they have informed understanding of the Universe.
- Acquire and record astronomical observations and interpret these or provided astronomical data.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 24191
Section FR01
Size 150
Available 148
Class number 24195
Section PR01
Size 40
Available 39
Class number 24194
Section PR02
Size 40
Available 39
Class number 24193
Section PR03
Size 40
Available 40
Class number 24203
Section WS01
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 24202
Section WS02
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 24201
Section WS03
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 24200
Section WS04
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 24199
Section WS05
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 24198
Section WS06
Size 20
Available 19
Class number 24197
Section WS07
Size 20
Available 20
Class number 24196
Section WS08
Size 20
Available 20
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