Abstract: Our university offers a freshman-level course titled "Introduction to Physical Science," which includes required physics and chemistry topics and optional subjects like astronomy. In this 15-week course, we developed a two-week astronomy module incorporating selected topics from our freshman-level astronomy course. To determine if the topics are the right fit for the physical science course, we analyze the test results of the physical science students and compare them to the test results of the astronomy students for the overlapping topics. Our investigation aimed to address the following questions:
1. Comparing Success: Are physical science students as successful in astronomy topics as their peers in the dedicated astronomy course? 2. Relative Performance: How do physical science students perform in astronomy topics compared to other subjects within their course?
Here, we present our findings, and we discuss whether the selection of included astronomy topics should change based on our results.
