ASTRONOMY AND SPACE: THE INFINITE FRONTIER
PHY1AST
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject you will be introduced to contemporary astronomy and our developing understanding of the universe, at a level appropriate for students from any background. You will experience several astronomy viewing sessions and will learn about our own solar system and the individual planets, star life, exotic objects such as quasars and black holes, cosmology and the big bang, and the instruments of astronomical observation. In several daytime and evening viewing sessions you will develop basic experimental and problem-solving skills, while you also undertake several computer-based laboratories to simulate the role of practicing astronomers.
School: Molecular Sciences (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Andrew McDonald
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Available as Elective: No
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Capstone subject: No
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Learning resources
The southern sky guide
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Ellyard, D and Tirion, W
Year: 2001
Edition/Volume: 2ND ED
Publisher: CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS, CAMBRIDGE: NEW YORK
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Astronomy today
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Chaisson, E and McMillan S
Year: 2008
Edition/Volume: 7TH ED
Publisher: PEARSON INTERNATIONAL ED., ADDISON-WESLEY, HARLOW.
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
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