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Apr 23, 2024
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2021-2022 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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PHY 152 - Stars, Planets, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life Credits 3Satisfies University Studies requirement: Science in Engaged Community Science of Natural World Lecture / 3 hours per week Introduction to the science of the Sun and stars - their properties, energy-making processes, formation, and life histories - plus analysis of two societal issues: the viability of solar power (both sunlight and thermonuclear-fusion) as a means of terrestrial energy production; and the question of whether life exists on planets elsewhere in the universe. Graded
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