Course Description

Astronomy 222a/b Classical Astronomy

The sky, time, distances and velocities of stars, and elementary celestial mechanics applied to orbits of planets, binary stars, and space probes.
Prerequisite: One course from the following: Astronomy 020, Calculus 050a/b plus 051a/b, or Applied Mathematics 026, Physics 020; or permission of the Department.
3 lecture hours, half course.