Units: 3
Prerequisites: None
Acceptable for Credit: CSU, UC
Lecture 3 hours.
Course Typically Offered: Fall, Spring, and Summer

This introductory course surveys the entire universe while emphasizing the nature and process of physical science. Topics include the Earth-Sun-Moon system, Newton's laws and gravitation, historical astronomy, electromagnetic radiation, optics and telescopes, stars, galaxies, cosmology, and astrobiology. UC CREDIT LIMITATION: No credit if taken after ASTR 201.