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\section{Why revamp
AST 208, AST~208, \emph{Planets and Telescopes}?}
The undergraduate major not only imparts knowledge about a discipline; it also trains students in the practice of that field.
Astrophysics---like all sciences---evolves, and the skills that a student of astrophysics is expected to acquire therefore also evolve. Numerical software has made tables of integrals gather dust; data analysis and CCD detectors have replaced visual scanning of photographic plates.
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precious one-on-one thesis-advising time teaching skills that
students could have learned as part of their coursework.
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Our revisions to
AST 208 AST~208 (\emph{Planets and Telescopes}),
AST 304 AST~304 (\emph{Stars}), and
AST 308 AST~308 (\emph{Galaxies}) remedy this deficiency by pacing student progress toward these modern learning goals, so that students emerge with a deeper knowledge base and readily applicable skills. In this document, we describe
in detail the innovative changes made to
AST 208 in detail. AST~208.