7318 (v.6) Astronomy 101

Area:	Department of Applied Physics
Credits:	12.5
Contact Hours:	2.0
Tuition Patterns:	The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline.
Lecture:	2 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	Size and structure of the universe. History of astronomy and celestial coordinates. Tools of the astronomer: telescopes and associated instruments. Stellar evolution. Birth and death of stars. Red giants, white dwarfs, supernovae, black holes. Cosmology, Big Bang, cosmic microwave background, future of the universe. Life in the universe.
Unit references, texts, outcomes and assessment details	The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline.
Field of Education:	010303 Astronomy
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2012	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y			Y
2012	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.

Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External