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PHYS-1156: Astronomy Laboratory

Description: Simulation of apparent sky motions; observations of planets, stars, and nebulae with quantitative analysis; long term observations of sky changes; analysis of images; laboratory experiments of astrophysical relevance.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 1 credit

Prerequisites: PHYS-1155

Required By: PHYS-3154

Corequisites: PHYS-1056

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 79

Average GPA: 3.73 (A)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 75.47%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.26%

John H Simonetti202491.0%5.2%1.8%0.4%1.3%0.3%3.8165
Keith P Nelson200944.8%40.7%9.3%3.1%2.1%0.0%3.188
Jean J Heremans200766.1%28.9%3.3%0.0%1.7%0.0%3.636

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