Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 12.402J (Spring 2006) 
• Course Title:
• Introduction to Astronomy 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Physics 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Saul Rappaport 
• Course Introduction:
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  8.282J / 12.402J Introduction to Astronomy
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2006

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  This course features study materials, assignments, and quizzes with solutions.

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  Introduction to Astronomy provides a quantitative introduction to the physics of the solar system, stars, the interstellar medium, the galaxy, and the universe, as determined from a variety of astronomical observations and models.

   

  
  

  *Some translations represent previous versions of courses.