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PHYS 1006 - Astronomy for Beginners
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Course last offered
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Summer 2022/23
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Instructor(s)
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CHEN Tian Wen
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No. of credits
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3
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Teaching Pattern
Content
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Introduction to our Universe; observation in astronomy; origin of modern astronomy
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Newton's law of motions; gravity; light, atoms and telescope
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The Sun; stellar formation and evolution; white dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes
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The Milky way Galaxy; Normal galaxies, active galaxies and supermassive black holes
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Foundation of modern cosmology; dark matter, dark energy and the fate of the Universe; the beginning of time
Remarks
- Exclusion(s): Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1/2x Physics OR HKDSE 1x Physics, a passing grade in AL/AS Physics, PHYS 1001, PHYS 1002, PHYS 4054
- Common Core Course
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