Selecting First Year Courses

Selecting the right courses in your first-year will be your first step toward success in our Astronomy and Astrophysics programs regardless of whether you plan to enroll as a Specialist, Major or Minor.

Within their first year, Astronomy and Astrophysics program students build up a requisite foundation in mathematics, physics and computer science necessary for comprehending the nature of the universe as explored in our programs’ subsequent years. (Note that program-required astronomy courses taught by our department faculty do not become accessible until the second-year of the program—although students may take AST121H1 in their first year).

Keep in mind that AST101H1 and AST201H1 are courses taken for breadth requirements or as general electives. These courses are not for science students and are not for students who plan to continue in Astronomy and Astrophysics programs.

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If you are completing a Specialist in Astronomy and Physics, your first year should include:

i)   MAT137Y1 – Calculus with Proofs

       OR

      MAT157Y1 – Analysis 1

ii) MAT223H1 – Linear Algebra I 

       OR 

      MAT240H1 – Algebra I

iii) PHY131H1 & PHY132H1 – Introduction to Physics

       OR

       PHY151H1 & PHY152H1 – Foundations of Physics

 iv) CSC108H1 – Introduction to Computer Programming     

      OR

      CSC110Y1 – Foundations of Computer Science

      OR     

      CSC148H1  –  Introduction to Computer Science

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If you are completing a Major in Astronomy and Astrophysics, your first year should include:

i)   MAT137Y1 – Calculus  with Proofs

      OR 

      MAT135H1 & MAT136H1 – Calculus 1(A) & 1(B)

      OR

      MAT157Y1 – Analysis 1

ii)  PHY151H1 & PHY152H1 – Foundations of Physics 

      OR   

      PHY131H1 & PHY132H1 – Introduction to Physics

iii)  CSC108H1 – Introduction to Computer Programming     

      OR

      CSC110Y1 – Foundations of Computer Science

      OR     

      CSC148H1  –  Introduction to Computer Science

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If you are completing a Minor in Astronomy and Astrophysics, your first year should include:

i)   MAT137Y1 – Calculus  OR  MAT135H1 & MAT136H1 – Calculus 1(A) & 1(B)

ii)  PHY151H1 & PHY152H1 – Foundations of Physics  OR   PHY131H1 & PHY132H1 – Introduction to Physics