Planetarium Shows for College Classes

• AS101, Introductory Astronomy, many possibilities.

• AS102,  Modern Astronomy, also many possibilities.

• BI, Biology classes, Astrobiology,  "You are made of the Dust of Exploded Stars."  "Living systems are driven by out of equilibrium thermodynamic open systems." 
  

• CH, Chemistry classes, "Creation of the Elements"
  

• GL, Geology glasses, "Chesapeake Bay Bolide: Modern Consequences of Ancient Catacylm"

• MA, Mathematics classes, "Mathematics behind the Astrolabe,"  "Spherical Coordinate Systems," "Calendar Calculations"

• PH203 and PH161 "Is most of the Universe Missing? the Dark Matter Problem and one solution"  "Space-time Invariance and Quantum Gravity, dimensional analysis for string theory suitable for Freshmen and Sophmores, no tensors"
  

• PH204, PH263 "Spectra of Stars, Analysis of Star Light"

• PL201, Introduction to Philosophy, The 5Ws of the Universe: Why, Who, What, Where, and When and AstroPhilosopy

• HS  Ancient Sky Watchers of  Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, and Honduras, the Maya, Cassiopeia, Cepheus, Andromeda, Cetus, Persius, and Pegasus Constellations in the service of myth.  A story of matriarchy transforming to patriarchy, both bad systems for families, city states, and nation states.  "Astronomy in the Sumer Time" astronomy on the Tigris and Euphrates river in ancient Summer many thousands of years ago.
• Faith In Science?   Interdisciplinary community discussion: humanities, philosophy, science, and theology
• Navigating Uncertainties ("How do you discover and correct errors in your beliefs?")  Interdisciplinary community discussion: humanities, philosophy, science, and theology

Montgomery College's Planetarium home page

Web page by Dr. Harold Alden Williams.
Last changed  11:15AM April 28, 2008.