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ASTR 315: The Solar System
Introduction to the modern physical understanding of the Solar System. Topics include gravity, orbits, the formation of stars and planets, planetary atmospheres and surfaces, physical processes in the Solar System.
Offered in 6 of the 26 listed terms (Fall 2021 to Fall 2026).
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Prerequisites
(PHYS 161 or HNRS 211) and PHYS 162 and PHYS 163
Prerequisite tree
Each course's own prerequisites, down to the first courses in the chain.
- PHYS 161 Physics with Calculus I
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 153 or MATH 115 or MATH 118 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or Pre-Calculus 2 (PC2), score 2.30 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 80- MATH 115 Precalculus II
requires MATH 114 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 65- MATH 114 Precalculus I
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 153 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 55 or MATH 112 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 3 or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Pre-Calculus 1 (PC1), score 1.70- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
requires MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 143 or MATH 099 (minimum grade YP) or College Algebra (CA), score 1.70 or Intermediate Algebra (IA), score 1.70 or MPT General - Scaled Score, score 148 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 35 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 2 or MATH 197C (minimum grade S) or MATH 109 (minimum grade S)
- MATH 112 Functions and Algebraic Methods
- MATH 114 Precalculus I
- MATH 118 Accelerated Precalculus
requires MPT General - Scaled Score, score 158 or MPT - Advanced - Scaled Score, score 149 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 4 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 2 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 2 or ALEKS Math Placement Assessmnt, score 70
- MATH 115 Precalculus II
- MATH 134 Calculus I Honors
requires MATH 115 (minimum grade A) or MATH 118 (minimum grade A) or Math Placement - Advanced 2, score 20 or Precalculus AP Exam (AP65), score 5 - MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus
requires Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 or (Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 2 and Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I
- HNRS 211 Colloquium in Physics
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or MATH 138 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 3 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 3 - PHYS 162 Physics with Calculus II
requires (PHYS 161 or HNRS 211) and ((MATH 124 and MATH 125) or (MATH 134 and MATH 135) or MATH 138)- PHYS 161 Physics with Calculus I (shown above)
- HNRS 211 Colloquium in Physics (shown above)
- MATH 124 Calculus and Analytic Geometry I (shown above)
- MATH 125 Calculus and Analytic Geometry II
requires MATH 124 or MATH 134 or Calculus AB AP Exam (AP66), score 4 or Calculus BC AP Exam (AP68), score 3 or Calc AB Subscore AP Exm (AP69), score 4 - MATH 134 Calculus I Honors (shown above)
- MATH 135 Calculus II Honors
- MATH 138 Accelerated Calculus (shown above)
- PHYS 163 Physics with Calculus III
requires PHYS 162 and ((MATH 124 and MATH 125) or (MATH 134 and MATH 135) or MATH 138)
From Banner's catalog for Spring 2027. Banner lists only the requisites it enforces, so check the catalog entry too.
Required by (7)
ASTR 316, GEOL 445, GEOL 469, GEOL 497W, GEOL 545, GEOL 569, GEOL 597W
What it leads to
Courses that list it as a prerequisite, then the courses that list those, 2 levels deep.
Syllabi and course websites
None listed yet.
Instructors
| Instructor | Sections | Terms |
|---|---|---|
| Rice, Melissa | 3 | Fall 2024 to Fall 2026 |
| Boujibar, Asmaa | 2 | Fall 2022 to Fall 2023 |
| Rines, Ken | 1 | Fall 2021 |
Every offering in the listed terms (6 sections)
| Term | Sec | CRN | Type | Meets | Instructor | Enrolled | Delivery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | F53 | 40239 | Lecture | TR 2:00pm-3:50pm · CF 025 | Rice, Melissa | 39/45 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2025 | F53 | 40257 | Lecture | MW 2:00pm-3:50pm · CF 316 | Rice, Melissa | 42/45 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2024 | F53 | 40275 | Lecture | MW 2:00pm-3:15pm · CF 226 | Rice, Melissa | 36/45 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2023 | F53 | 40322 | Lecture | TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · CF 314 | Boujibar, Asmaa | 24/35 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2022 | F53 | 40329 | Lecture | TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · CF 316 | Boujibar, Asmaa | 31/35 | Face to Face Instruction |
| Fall 2021 | F53 | 40364 | Lecture | TR 2:00pm-3:15pm · CF 316 | Rines, Ken | 37/45 | Face to Face Instruction |