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ISP 205 (Section 3)  Fall 1997

Visions of the Universe


Prerequisites:
•MTH 104 or MTH 110 or MTH 116 or MTH 120 or MTH 124 or MTH 201 or STT 200 or STT 201 or concurrently or designated score on mathematics placement examination.
Corequisite:
•ISP 205L concurrently

Role of observation, theory, philosophy, and technology in the development of the modern conception of the universe. The Copernican Revolution. Birth and death of stars. Spaceship Earth. Cosmology and time. Role of observation, theory, philosophy, and technology in the development of the modern conception of the universe. The Copernican Revolution. Birth and death of stars. Spaceship Earth. Cosmology and time.


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Instructor:
Professor Eugene Capriotti
311 Physics & Astronomy
(517) 432-3612
capriotti@pa.msu.edu


Text: Discovering Astronomy, Robbins, Jeffrey and Shawl.

Lecture MWF: 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM, 311 Physics Astronomy Bldg.

Syllabus: page 1, page 2


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