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written by Jim Schombert
This is a course website for teaching galaxies and the expanding universe in one semester to introductory astronomy non-science majors.  It contains a syllabus, lectures, links to internet resources, and quizzes.  The text used is Pathways of Astronomy by Schneider and Arny.  The site was developed by James Schombert, University of Oregon.

Topics include:  historical cosmology, fundamental particles, forces, relativity, galaxies, the structure of the universe, dark matter, dark energy, inflation, nucleosynthesis, the CMB, galaxy formation, and the fate of the universe.
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Astronomy
- Astronomy Education
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- Cosmology
- Galaxies
- Lower Undergraduate
- Upper Undergraduate
- Instructional Material
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Metadata instance created March 7, 2004 by Patricia Monahan
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AIP Format
J. Schombert, (2002), WWW Document, (http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast123/).
AJP/PRST-PER
J. Schombert, Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe (2002), <http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast123/>.
APA Format
Schombert, J. (2011, December 5). Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe. Retrieved November 5, 2024, from http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast123/
Chicago Format
Schombert, Jim. Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe. December 5, 2011. http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast123/ (accessed 5 November 2024).
MLA Format
Schombert, Jim. Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe. 2002. 5 Dec. 2011. 5 Nov. 2024 <http://abyss.uoregon.edu/~js/ast123/>.
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@misc{ Author = "Jim Schombert", Title = {Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe}, Volume = {2024}, Number = {5 November 2024}, Month = {December 5, 2011}, Year = {2002} }
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