Recent SemestersFall 2024, Spring 2024Class Size24 studentsCredits4PrerequisiteEnrollment requires appropriate placement (based on high school GPA and/or other measures), or completion of an elementary algebra course. It is advised that students be able to engage in written compostion at a college level and read college-level texts. Transfers ToUC and CSUCal-GETC Area 5C · Cal-GETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5A · IGETC Area 5C · CSU GE Area B1 · CSU GE Area B3DescriptionThis course introduces students to the science of cosmology and the study of the origins and development of the universe. The course covers Newtonian mechanics, Einstein’s theories of special relativity and the curvature of space-time, the Big Bang theory, the cosmic microwave background, cosmic inflation, dark matter and energy, and associated evidence and theories that explain these phenomena, including string theory and multiverse theory. Laboratory topics cover the conceptual underpinnings of observational cosmology through experiments in modern and classical physics. This course is intended for students who are enthusiastic cosmology amateurs and requires only a high school-level mathematics background.Usually HeldMon Wed 9:35am–11:00am 