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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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![]() <a href="https://psrc.aapt.org/items/detail.cfm?ID=1112">Schombert, Jim. Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe. December 5, 2011.</a>
![]() J. Schombert, Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe (2002), <https://pages.uoregon.edu/jschombe/ast123/>.
![]() Schombert, J. (2011, December 5). Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe. Retrieved March 27, 2025, from https://pages.uoregon.edu/jschombe/ast123/
![]() Schombert, Jim. Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe. December 5, 2011. https://pages.uoregon.edu/jschombe/ast123/ (accessed 27 March 2025).
![]() Schombert, Jim. Astronomy 123: Galaxies and the Expanding Universe. 2002. 5 Dec. 2011. 27 Mar. 2025 <https://pages.uoregon.edu/jschombe/ast123/>.
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Month = {December 5, 2011},
Year = {2002}
}
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