ASTR200 INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY
| Course Code: |
8640200 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
4.0 |
| Department: |
Astrophysics |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. SÝNAN KAAN YERLÝ |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
Scales in the universe, general view of history of astronomy, universal gravitation, Kepler,s Law, properties of light, tools of astronomy, Solar System, planets, moons, minor bodies of the solar system, The Sun, formation and evolution of stars, exploding stars, Milkyway, other galaxies, cosmology.
