| Course Title: Stars and Galaxies |
| Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2026 |
| Description: Discover how the forces of nature shape our understanding of the cosmos. Explore the origin, structure, and evolution of the Earth, moons and planets, comets and asteroids, the sun and other stars, star clusters, the Milky Way and other galaxies, clusters of galaxies, and the universe as a whole. |
| Distribution(s): II - Math & Sciences |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Katie Lester | klester@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026 | Lecture | Monday, Wednesday and Friday | 01:45PM - 02:35PM | CLEV - Cleveland | 003L | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 38 | Enrollment: 33 | Available: 5 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: The Cosmic Perspective: Stars and Galaxies Author: , Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780134990781 Publisher: |
Optional | 127.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |