Course is designed to address a variety of subject
Offered: DMND

Course is designed to address a variety of subjects required to meet the needs of lifelong learning students. Not available for transfer nor applicable as an elective.

Observation, theories, and methods of modern astronomy. General study for non-science majors. [NM Common Course Number ASTR 1114, Area III; Laboratory Science Core]
Offered: FASP

A study of the ancient mythological stories and philosophies of world cultures as seen in the patterns of stars in the night sky. A basic grounding in Greco-Roman myths and representations of star patterns will be compared to other world cultures, including, but not limited to, Native American, Chinese, Arabic, South Pacific, and Arctic.
Offered: FASP

Conceptual study of cosmology and relativity, emphasizing the Einsteinian perceptions of gravity, matter, energy, and space-time geometry. Also examines in detail anomalistic subjects such as black holes, wormholes, "white fountains", and obstacles to superluminal ("faster than light") travel.
Prerequisites: Take ASTR-110.