Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will be able to summarize recent advances in current scientific understanding of the field of cosmology.
• Students will be able to explain current theories relating to the origins and evolutionary cycles of stars of various masses; include a description and evaluation of our current understanding of the nature of bizarre objects like white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes.
• Students will be able to identify and describe the various types and structures of galaxies.
• Students will be able to describe the historical development of cosmology, from the perspectives of ancient cultures up through modern times.
• Students will be able to describe the motions of celestial objects.
• Students will be able to analyze the structure and location of the Earth and the objects in our solar system as a model of a stellar system in the universe.
• Students will be able to recognize the structure and principles underlying the operation of various telescopes.
• Student will be able to identify and describe methods of analysis of electromagnetic radiation.
• Students will be able to describe the scale of the universe and relate it to specific units of measurement.