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The Course Descriptions catalog describes all undergraduate and graduate courses offered by Michigan State University. The searches below only return course versions Fall 2000 and forward. Please refer to the Archived Course Descriptions for versions prior to Fall 2000.

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AST 208  Planets and Telescopes

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H) and (MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LBS 118)
Recommended Background:
AST 207
Not open to students with credit in:
AST 303
Description:
Origin and nature of the solar system. Planets of the solar system and other star systems. Determination of time and celestial coordinates. Astronomical instruments and observational methods.
Effective Dates:
FS04 - SS09


AST 208  Planets and Telescopes

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or LB 272) and (MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118)
Recommended Background:
AST 207
Description:
Origin and nature of the solar system. Planets of the solar system and other star systems. Determination of time and celestial coordinates. Astronomical instruments and observational methods.
Effective Dates:
US09 - FS12


AST 208  Planets and Telescopes

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
{(PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or LB 273) or (PHY 231 and PHY 233B)} and (MTH 132 or MTH 152H or LB 118)
Recommended Background:
AST 207
Description:
Origin and nature of the solar system. Planets of the solar system and other star systems. Determination of time and celestial coordinates. Astronomical instruments and observational methods.
Effective Dates:
SS13 - US13


AST 208  Planets and Telescopes

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or LB 273) and ((MTH 103 or concurrently) or (MTH 114 or concurrently) or (MTH 116 or concurrently) or (MTH 132 or concurrently) or (LB 118 or concurrently))
Recommended Background:
AST 207
Description:
Origin and nature of the solar system. Planets of the solar system and other star systems. Determination of time and celestial coordinates. Astronomical instruments and observational methods.
Semester Alias:
AST 303, AST 312
Effective Dates:
FS13 -


AST 208  Planets and Telescopes

Semester:
Spring of every year
Credits:
Total Credits: 3   Lecture/Recitation/Discussion Hours: 2   Lab Hours: 2
Prerequisite:
(PHY 183 or PHY 183B or PHY 193H or LB 273) and ((MTH 103 or concurrently) or (MTH 114 or concurrently) or (MTH 116 or concurrently) or (MTH 132 or concurrently) or (LB 118 or concurrently))
Recommended Background:
AST 207
Restrictions:
Open to undergraduate students in the Astrophysics Major or in the LB-Astrophysics Coordinate Major.
Description:
Origin and nature of the solar system. Planets of the solar system and other star systems. Determination of time and celestial coordinates. Astronomical instruments and observational methods.
Semester Alias:
AST 303, AST 312
Effective Dates:
SS23 - Open