INTEGRATIVE STUDIES: PHYSICAL SCIENCE 205
VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE
VISIONS OF THE UNIVERSE
We show you how astronomers formulate and solve problems so that you can use such problem-solving methods yourself in other situations. We aim to acquaint you with the night sky: the apparent motions of the Sun, Moon, planets and stars. Using our current knowledge of our solar system and other solar systems gathered from various Earth and spacecraft-based observations, you will understand how these new observations continuously change the theoretical models. An understanding of the structure and evolution of our Sun and other stars and how this affects mankind will give you a new perspective of how seemingly arcane theories can affect mankind. The organization of the universe into galaxies and clusters of galaxies, the beginning of the universe, and possible ends to the universe are explored to give you a new sense of timescales and your place in the Universe.
Astronomy Links from SEDS at University of Arizona
Nick Strobel's Astronomy Lecture Notes
Hubble Space Telescope
The Nine Planets, A Multimedia Tour of the Solar System
Views of the Solar System
Life on Mars?
Planets Around Other Stars
Women in Science
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