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San Antonio College Schedule/Catalog 2021-2022
   

ASTR 1404 - Solar System


Integrated Reading & Writing Basic Skills Prerequisite: INRW 0420  

Math Basic Skills Prerequisite: MATH 0320  
This course is intended for non-science majors needing a laboratory science course. Topics include the origin and evolution of our solar system, including Newton's and Kepler's Laws, planetary atmospheres, surface processes (including impact cratering, volcanism, and plate tectonics), rings, moons, asteroids, and comets. Visits to the Scobee Planetarium and some field trips may be held for telescopic observation of interesting phenomena.

Semester Hours: (4 -3- 3)

CIP: 40.0201.52 03


Offered at:
NLC: No
NVC: No
PAC: No
SAC: Yes
SPC: No


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