33-126 Astronomy Lab

3 units, Carnegie Mellon University

This course is the laboratory source in science and astronomy. It overviews the scientific method, teaches how to obtain knowledge from data and to develop physicsbased models of natural phenomena, trains how to use astronomical instruments telescope to make observations and to explain these observations qualitatively, and explains how to apply of the stateofthe art professional software to study our universe. Astronomy is one of the oldest fields of science with at least 3000 years of recorded history. On the astronomy side, major topics of this laboratory course include an overview of the Solar system and the Universe. The goals of the laboratory course are to expand the students understanding of the motions of objects through the sky, to use astronomical techniques, such as telescope and simulated observations, and to obtain, analyze, and interpret data.

Prerequisites: none listed

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