Advanced High School Astronomy
Room:
312Description:
This is not just a “learn the constellations and look at pretty pictures” kind of course. It is an introduction to both the theoretical and practical aspects of astronomy. Major topics are the night sky, the solar system and how it was formed, stars and how they were formed, galaxies, cosmology, the scientific method, and the history of astronomy. Homework often includes arithmetic, sometimes a small amount of Algebra. This course is “advanced” in that it is not an easy course, and it has significant homework. Plan on 3 – 4 hours a week of homework. The course is taught from a Christian, Old Earth perspective – students with other perspectives are welcome. One of the assignments will be to watch two videos — one each supporting the Old Earth and Young Earth perspectives.
Prerequisites:
Pre-algebra or Algebra 1Cost:
$384 tuition per year, paid in six $64 payments. $30 supply fee per year, paid in one $30 payment.Textbook:
Explorations: Introduction to Astronomy, 8th edition by Thomas Arny and Stephen Schneider; McGraw Hill; ISBN-10: 0073513911.
Note that this is the 8th edition. I chose this over the 9th and 10th because of cost. The 8th is much cheaper – under $10 – Check Amazon used; abebooks.com, ebay.com, etc.
Students are to provide: scientific calculator, 3-ring notebook