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Traditional in-person courses (0–29 percent of coursework is delivered online, the majority being offered in person.)
Hybrid/blended courses (30–79 percent of coursework is delivered online.)
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If you are enrolled in courses delivered in traditional or hybrid modalities, you will be expected to attend face-to-face instruction as scheduled.

Semester:	Spring 2026
Number:	0156-106-001
Instructor:	Neda Naseri
Days:	Tuesday Thursday 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm
Note:	Traditional In-Person Class
Location:	Garden City
Credits:	3
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	This course focuses on observations and basic properties of stars and stellar remnants (White Dwarfs, Black Dwarfs, Novae and Super Novae, Neutron Stars, Pulsars, Black Holes, the Milky Way); the formation and evolution of the galaxy; extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, life in the universe, and life beyond earth: prospects for microbes, civilizations and interstellar travel. (Learning Goals:Q;Distribution Reqs:Natural Sciences)
Learning Goals:	Quantitative Reasoning *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.