PTYS/ASTR 170B2
Universe and Humanity: Exploring Our Place in Space
This course places the Earth and humanity in a broad cosmic context and seeks to answer fundamental questions about our surroundings. Where are we and where do we come from? What is matter made of and what processes created it? What are different types of stars like and where does our Sun fit in? What is the role of stars in shaping the cosmos and the planets orbiting them? How did the Sun, the Earth, and the other planets in the solar system form? What are the planets in the solar system like and are there other planetary systems like ours? In addition to exploring these questions, this course will help students to understand how we have arrived at our current view of the universe, with a focus on the scientific method and the history of astronomy.
Semester
Section Number
Instructor(s)
Day/Time
Location
Resources
2022 Fall
001
Travis Barman
TTH 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m.
Kuiper 308
Syllabus
2023 Spring
001
Travis Barman
TTH 12:30-1:45p.m.
Kuiper 308
Syllabus
2023 Fall
001
Tom Zega
MW 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m.
Kuiper 308
Semester | Section Number | Instructor(s) | Day/Time | Location | Resources |
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2022 Spring | 00001 | Tommi Koskinen | TTH 12:30-1:45p.m. | Kuiper 308 | Syllabus |
2021 Fall | 001 | Tommi Koskinen | TTH 12:30-1:45p.m. | Kuiper 308 | Syllabus |
2021 Spring | 001 | Pierre Haenecour | TTH 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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2020 Fall | 001 | Tommi Koskinen | TTH 12:30-1:45p.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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2020 Spring | 001 | Travis Barman | TTH 11:00a.m.-12:15p.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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2019 Fall | 001 | Tommi Koskinen | TTH 12:30-1:45p.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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2019 Spring | 001 | Renu Malhotra | TTH 9:30-10:45a.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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2019 Spring | 002 | Roger Yelle | TTH 12:30-1:45p.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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2018 Fall | 001 | Tommi Koskinen | TTH 9:30-10:45a.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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2018 Fall | 002 | Travis Barman | TTH 12:30-1:45p.m. | Kuiper 308 |
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2018 Spring | 001 | Steve Kortenkamp | TTH 11:00a.m. - 12:15p.m. | Kuiper 308, Kuiper 308 |
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2017 Fall | 001 | Travis Barman |
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