Exploring the Universe: Astronomical Investigations for Non-Science Majors

一个天文实验室正在增加，目前的天文学课程正在扩大，以便为非科学专业的学生提供在社区大学培训的某个时候参加物理科学实验室的机会，并使更大比例的学生接触到动手科学的兴奋。新实验室的重点是让学生有机会使用小型望远镜、CCD相机和个人电脑收集和分析自己的数据。他们还通过分析实验室计算机上的档案数据，对更广泛的观测方法有了了解。通过实验室体验，学生们对科学过程的了解与对天文学的了解一样多。在该计划的第二年，该实验室可以扩展到包括一个互联网版本，以补充已经提供的天文学远程课程。尽管缺乏学生从自己的数据中获得的“动手”方面，但它仍然使物理科学实验室可供更广泛的学生使用。＊

An astronomy laboratory is being added and the current astronomy curriculum is being expanded in order to offer non-science-majors the opportunity to take a physical science laboratory at some point in their community college training, and to expose a greater proportion of the student body to the excitement of hands-on science. The new laboratory is focusing on giving students the opportunity to collect and analyze their own data using small telescopes, CCD cameras, and personal computers. They are also gaining an understanding of a wider range of observational methods by analyzing archival data on the laboratory computers. Through the laboratory experience, students are learning as much about the scientific process as they are about astronomy. In the second year of the program, the laboratory can be extended to include an Internet version to complement the astronomy telecourse already offered. Although lacking the "hands-on" aspect that students get from taking their own data, it nonetheless makes a physical science laboratory available to a wider variety of students. *