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ELEC-A4930 - Astronomical View of the World, 08.01.2019-09.04.2019

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L2 - Solar system

  • L2 - Solar system

    L2 - Solar system

    Solar system

    Date: 15.1.2019, 14:15 - 16:00
    Location: Lecture hall TU1, TUAS/Maarintie 8, Otaniemi campus
    Teacher: Joni Tammi

    Learning outcomes of the week

    After this week, you should be able to:

    • List and categorise the main solar system components, and describe the principles of their motion.
    • Explain the reason behind Moon phases and Earth's seasons.
    • Explain how Kepler's laws determine and describe the motion of planets around the Sun.
    • Recognise the change in the human-centered worldview during the last millennia.

    • Individual work before the lecture

    •  Structure of the Solar System Page
    •  Three laws of planetary motion Page
    •  Moon phases Page
    • Lecture slides

      Lecture slides will be uploaded as a PDF file after the lecture.

    •  Lecture slides - L2 File PDF document
    • Individual work after the lecture

    •  Phases of the moon [2p] Quiz
    •  Kepler's Laws [2p] Assignment
    •  Synodic and sidereal [2p] Quiz
◄L1 - Introduction and cosmic scalesL3 - Celestial mechanics from the terrestrial perspective►
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L1 - Introduction and cosmic scales
L2 - Solar system
L3 - Celestial mechanics from the terrestrial perspective
L4 - One planet, one sky, one people
L5 - "Sancta terra"
L6 - Towards scientific astronomy
ES1 - Evaluation session 1 (class)
L7 - The past 100 years
Ex - Excursion 28.2.2019
L8 - Astronomy in the 21st century
L9 - Astrobiology
L10 - Art and science fiction
L11 - Modern astronomical worldview
L12 - Big open questions
Evaluation session 2 (online)
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