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B013231 - ASTRONOMY
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Course Content
Prerequisites
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Suggested readings
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Academic Year 2013-14
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Physics and Astronomy
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
FIS/05 - ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
Credits
6
Teaching Hours
52
Teaching Term
03/03/2014 ⇒ 13/06/2014
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Teaching Language
italian
Learning Objectives
Knowledge acquired:
D e t a i l e d knowledge o f t h e
kinematics and mechanics laws.
Competence acquired:
Ability of handling and solving
problems of Astronomy.
Skills acquired (at the end of the
course):
Use of the acquired competence in unknown contexts
D e t a i l e d knowledge o f t h e
kinematics and mechanics laws.
Competence acquired:
Ability of handling and solving
problems of Astronomy.
Skills acquired (at the end of the
course):
Use of the acquired competence in unknown contexts
Course Content (Search our library's catalogue)
Notions of the history of Astronomy; reference systems and the measurement of time in Astronomy.
Physics of Gravitation: 2-body
problem. Binary Stars and
extrasolar planets; n-body problem.
The Planets of the Solar System.
Comets and the Oort’s Cloud. The
equivalence principle.
Instrument and techniques of
Astronomy. Atmosphere effects.
Photometry
Physics of Gravitation: 2-body
problem. Binary Stars and
extrasolar planets; n-body problem.
The Planets of the Solar System.
Comets and the Oort’s Cloud. The
equivalence principle.
Instrument and techniques of
Astronomy. Atmosphere effects.
Photometry
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the laws of Physics,
and of the methods of Physics;
knowledge of Calculus.
and of the methods of Physics;
knowledge of Calculus.
Teaching Methods
CFU: 6
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 52
Total hours of the course (including the time spent in attending lectures, seminars, private study, examinations, etc...): 150
Contact hours for: Lectures (hours): 52
Type of Assessment
Oral exam
Course program
Notions of the history of Astronomy; reference systems and the measurement of time in Astronomy.
Physics of Gravitation: 2-body
problem. Binary Stars and
extrasolar planets; n-body problem.
The Planets of the Solar System.
Comets and the Oort’s Cloud. The
euqivalence principle.
Instrument and techniques of
Astronomy. Atmospherie effects.
Photometry
Physics of Gravitation: 2-body
problem. Binary Stars and
extrasolar planets; n-body problem.
The Planets of the Solar System.
Comets and the Oort’s Cloud. The
euqivalence principle.
Instrument and techniques of
Astronomy. Atmospherie effects.
Photometry
Suggested readings
A. Freedman, W. Kaufmann III:
UNIVERSE Collocazione PSBS
2 21
UNIVERSE Collocazione PSBS
2 21
Further information
Office hours: On appointment (stanga@arcetri.astro.it)
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