AST 114: Survey of Astronomy
by Becky Baker
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Description
What is science? Is the Moon made of green cheese? What is a star made of? How hot is the Sun? What’s the difference between a galactic cluster and a globular cluster? How did the Solar System form? How did the Universe form? Will it last forever? This course tries to answer these questions and many more, providing a comprehensive overview of the objects and events beyond the Earth’s atmosphere and the Earth itself, as a planetary member of the Solar System. We’ll explore the Sun, the planets, the many other objects found in the Solar System, stars and galaxies, dark matter, dark energy, the fate of the universe, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VideoLecture 1 - Introduction | -- | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoLecture 2 - Birth of Astronomy | -- | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoLecture 3 - Orbits and Gravity | -- | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoLecture 4 - Constellations I | -- | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoLecture 5 - Constellations II | -- | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoLecture 6 - The Moon | -- | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | VideoLecture 7 - Waves and Light | -- | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoLecture 8 - The Solar System | -- | 1/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoLecture 9 - Earth | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoLecture 10 - Mercury | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoLecture 11 - Venus | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoLecture 12 - Mars | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoLecture 13 - The Gas Giants | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoLecture 14 - Moons, Rings and Pluto | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoLecture 15 - Comets and Asteroids | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 16 | VideoLecture 16 - Our Sun I | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 17 | VideoLecture 17 - Our Sun II | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 18 | VideoLecture 18 - Analyzing Starlight | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoLecture 19 - Census and Distance | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 20 | VideoLecture 20 - Stellar Formation | -- | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 21 | VideoLecture 21 - Main Sequence Stars | -- | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 22 | VideoLecture 22 - Stars | -- | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 23 | VideoLecture 23 - Evolution of Stars | -- | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 24 | VideoLecture 24 - Star Review | -- | 1/12/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 25 | VideoLecture 25 - The Universe / Galaxies | -- | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 26 | VideoLecture 26 - The Milky Way | -- | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoLecture 27 - Colliding Galaxies | -- | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 28 | VideoLecture 28 - Thoughts About The Universe | -- | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 29 | VideoLecture 29 - Cosmology | -- | 1/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 29 Episodes |
