General Information

Contact the Mathematics and Sciences Division at 353.3369

The Astronomy Program offers courses designed to provide the student with appropriate theory and skills associated with the field. Courses are structured to provide job-related skills as well as skills necessary to pursue higher level science courses leading to the baccalaureate degree. Laboratory exercises are an integral part of the courses and are designed for hands-on reinforcement of basic principles and concepts.

The Astronomy Program’s curriculum includes the following courses:

Solar System Astronomy	Astro 1010
Stellar & Galactic Astronomy	Astro 1020

These courses fulfill the General Education Curriculum leading to the A.A. and A.S. University Parallel degrees and are transferable to universities. They may be taken in either order.

A description of these courses and syllabi are available at Course Descriptions on the NSCC webpage.

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Faculty

Art Ward , 615·353·3364
Arthur J. Ward is a professor of physics and mathematics at Nashville State Community College (NSCC) and serves as the Physical Sciences Coordinator.  He has taught various physics, mathematics, astronomy, and computer language courses at NSCC since beinghired at what was then the Nashville State Technical Institute in March of 1973. Professor Ward has served as Chairman of the Faculty Assembly (now Faculty Senate) and as President of the American Association of University Professors chapter at NSCC.  Art also taught mathematics courses at Fisk University for five years.  He is a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers and has participated in over fifteen AAPT/NSF-sponsored workshops on physics education. Mr.Ward lives with his wife Julie, three dogs, and six cats on a 26-acre farm in Cheatham and enjoys growing vegetables and hunting deer and turkeys that eat more than their share. Another hobby is herpetology and Professor Ward has given talks to students at the University School of Nashville on snakebite treatment and the identification of poisonous snakes. An occasional Timber Rattlesnake or Copperhead is a brief pet at his farm.