ASTR C1836x Stars and atoms 3 pts. Recommended preparation: a working knowledge of high school algebra. A study of the life cycles of stars, from their birth in cold gas clouds to their final throes in supernova explosions. The turn-of-the-century revolution in physics: X-rays, radioactivity, the nuclear atom, and the quantum theory. Energy production by nuclear fission and fusion, and its consequences. Science Requirement: Partial Fulfillment.