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
Group 1
Class number 28032
Section FR01
Size 120
Available 92
Class number 28034
Section PR03
Size 39
Available 30
Class number 28035
Section PR02
Size 39
Available 30
Class number 28036
Section PR01
Size 39
Available 29
Class number 28037
Section WS06
Size 20
Available 18
Class number 28038
Section WS05
Size 20
Available 15
Class number 28039
Section WS04
Size 20
Available 13
Class number 28040
Section WS03
Size 20
Available 16
Class number 28041
Section WS02
Size 20
Available 17
Class number 28042
Section WS01
Size 20
Available 13
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