ASTR 100 - Introduction to Astronomy
- Recent Professors
- Elisha F. Polomski, Justin J. Stevick, Chandrasekhara T. Vanajakshi, Mohsen Janatpour, Darryl L. Stanford
- Recent Semesters
- Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025
- Class Size
- 23–75 students
- Credits
- 3
- Fall 2026 Sections
- View Fall 2026 sections of ASTR 100
- Transfers To
- UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · CSU GE Area B1
- Description
- General survey course in astronomy, in which students will study the sun, planets, their moons, and other minor bodies of the solar system. Students will also study extrasolar planets, stars, black holes, dark matter/dark energy and cosmology. Emphasis is on conceptual understanding of the universe.
- Usually Held
- Tue Thu 1:10pm–2:00pm, Tue 11:10am–12:00pm, Thu 11:10am–12:00pm, Thu 12:10pm–1:00pm