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  • Course schedule


    Course schedule

    This is the general course schedule for (live) teaching sessions, however, some theory and practice sessions are partially or fully "automatic" in the sense that they can be studied independently online at any time. In these cases there may not be live sessions on Mondays and/or Tuesdays at all. Details of each session will be described below in "Theory and practice sessions" as the course progresses, with corresponding information about how to participate. The Zoom room for the course can be found below under "Zoom room for live teaching sessions". Be sure to check each session's details beforehand so that you know how it will be organized, and whether you need to attend a scheduled teaching session or not.

    Theory session
    		 Practice session    
    		Topic
    7.9.
    		  (8.9. no teaching)
    		 Course introduction & information
    14.9.
    		 15.9
    		 Solar system, planets & space environment
    21.9.
    		  22.9.
    		Plasma 1: Observations
    28.9.
    		  29.9.
    		Plasma 2: Modelling
       (6.10. no teaching)
    		  
    5.10.
    		  13.10.
    		 Coordinate systems & time
     12.10.  27.10. Orbits & celestial mechanics
    (19.10.)
    		  (20.10.)
    		 Exam week, no teaching
     26.10.  3.11. Space technology and history
    2.11.
    		  10.11.
    		Emission mechanisms 1
    9.11.
    		 17.11.
    		Emission mechanisms 2
    16.11.
    		  24.11.
    		 Galactic astronomy 1
    23.11.
    		 1.12.
    		Galactic astronomy 2
    30.11.  (no teaching)
    		Extragalactic astronomy & cosmology
    (7.12. no teaching)
    		  8.12. Exam
    		 Exam week, exam on 8.12.



    • Zoom room for live teaching sessions

    • Theory and practice sessions

    • 7.9.2020 Course introduction & information

      Time: Monday 7.9.2020 at 10 -12
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture.
      Assignments: No assignments this week yet.
      Teachers: Anne Lähteenmäki and Esa Kallio

      Contents:
      • Information about the course: theory sessions & preliminary work, practice sessions & group and individual assignments, exam. Evaluation methods.
      • Contents of the course & what to expect. Universe.
      • Space scene in Finland and in Aalto: space technology, radio astronomy, space physics.

    • Folder icon
      Lecture slides 7.9.2020 Folder

    • 14.9.2020 Theory session: Solar system, planets & space environment

      Time: Monday 14.9.2020 at 10 -12
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture
      Assignments: Assingment No 1 (individual)
                             - Will be opened on Tuesday 15.9.
                             - Return the solution by Friday 25.9. at 12:00 (noon)                       
      Teachers: Esa Kallio

      Contents:
      • Solar system structure and bodies, such as planets.
      • Space as an environment for satellites.

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      Lecture slides 14.9.2020 Folder
      Available until end of 23 February 2021

    • 15.9.2020 Practice session: Solar system, planets & space environment

      Time: Tuesday 15.9.2020 at 12 - 14
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture
      Teachers: Esa Kallio

    • Folder icon
      Lecture slides 15.9.2020 Folder
      Available until end of 23 February 2021
    • Assignment icon
      Assignment No 1 (15.9.)
      Available until end of 23 December 2020

    • 21.9.2020 Theory session: Plasma 1, Observations

      Time: Monday 21.9.2020 at 10 - 12
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture
      Assingment:  Assingment No 2 (individual)
                             - Will be opened on Tuesday 22.9.
                             - Return the solution by Friday 2.10. at 12:00 (noon)     
      Teachers: Esa Kallio

      Contents:
      • Space plasma missions and instruments.

    • Folder icon
      Lecture slides 21.9.2020 Folder
      Available until end of 23 February 2021

    • 22.9.2020 Practice session: Plasma 1, Observations

      Time: Tuesday 22.9.2020 at 12 - 14
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture
      Teachers: Esa Kallio

    • Folder icon
      Lecture slides 22.9.2020 Folder
      Available until end of 23 December 2020
    • Assignment icon
      Assignment No 2 (22.9.)
      Available until end of 23 December 2020

    • 28.9.2020 Theory session: Plasma 2, Modelling 

      Time: Monday 28.9.2020 at 10 - 12
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture
      Assignments: Assingment No 3 (individual)
                             - Will be opened on Tuesday 29.9.
                             - Return the solution by Friday 9.10. at 12:00 (noon)     
      Teacher: Esa Kallio

      Contents:
      • Interpretation of observations by models and simulations.

    • Folder icon
      Lecture slides 28.9.2020 Folder
      Available until end of 23 February 2021

    • 29.9.2020 Practice session: Plasma 2, Modelling 

      Time: Tuesday 29.9.2020 at 12 - 14
      Teaching method: Live zoom lecture
      Teacher: Esa Kallio

    • Folder icon
      Lecture slides 29.9.2020 Folder
      Available until end of 23 February 2021
    • Assignment icon
      Assignment No 3 (29.9.)
      Available until end of 23 December 2020

    • 5.10.2020 Theory session: Coordinate systems & time

      Time:
      Teaching method: Videos, lecture slides, and other material for self-study
      Assignments: See "Practice session 13.10.". Assignment DL on 12.10. 10:15!
      Teachers: Merja Tornikoski

      Contents:
      Celestial coordinate systems. Star charts. Source visibility. Time. Time standards

    • Folder icon
      Material for lecture 5.10. "Coordinate systems and time" Folder
      Not available unless: You are a(n) Student

    • 12.10.2020 Theory session: Orbits & celestial mechanics

      Time: Monday 12.10.2020 at 10 - 12
      Teaching method: Live Zoom lecture
      Assignments: TBA
      Teachers: Jaan Praks

      Contents:

      • Kepler's laws.

      • Types of orbits, orbital elements, trajectories.

      • Effect of gravity.


    • File icon
      Orbital mechanics lecture slides File
      PDF document

    • 13.10.2020 Practice session: Coordinate systems & time

      Time: Tuesday 13.10.2020 at 12 - 14
      Teaching method: Live Zoom lecture
      Teachers: (Merja Tornikoski), Irene Björklund

    • Assignment icon
      Coordinate systems & time assignment
      Not available unless:
      • You are a(n) Student
      • It is before end of 28 May 2021

    • 26.10.2020 Theory session: Space technology and history

      Time: 26.10.2020 @ 10:15-12:00
      Teaching method: Zoom lecture 
      Assignments: coming later
      Teachers: Jaan Praks

      Contents:
      • Overview of space exploration.
      • History of space technology.
      • Future trends

    • File icon
      Space tech history slides File
      PDF document

    • 27.10.2020 Practice session: Orbits & celestial mechanics

      Time: 12:15 - 14:00
      Teaching method: Online Workshop. (Usual zoom link (https://aalto.zoom.us/j/64964999478))
      Teachers: Jaan Praks

    • Assignment icon
      Orbital mechanics homework Assignment

    • 2.11.2020 Theory session: Emission mechanisms 1

      Time: 2.-17.11.2020
      Teaching method: lecture videos, textbook
      Assignments: Assignments and material will become available at the time of the first lecture on 2.11.
      Teachers: Joni Tammi

      Contents: See "Emission mechanics: details" for, well, details.

    • Page icon
      Emission mechanics: details Page
      Not available unless: You are a(n) Student

      Here you'll find more information about completing these two "emission mechanisms weeks". All study materials as well as information about homework deadline are on this page.

    • Quiz icon
      Emission homework 1 (videos 1-3): Photometric quantities and geometry Quiz
      Not available unless: You are a(n) Student
    • Quiz icon
      Emission homework 2 (videos 3-4): Thermal emission and blackbodies Quiz
      Not available unless: You are a(n) Student
    • Quiz icon
      Emission homework 3 (videos 4-8): Nonthermal processes Quiz
      Not available unless: You are a(n) Student

    • 3.11.2020 Practice session: Space technology and history

      Time: 12:15-14:00 
      Teaching method: Zoom session with regular link
      Teachers: Jaan Praks

    • Assignment icon
      Homework on Space Tech history D: 17.11.2020 Assignment

    • 9.11.2020 Theory session: Emission mechanisms 2

      Time:
      Teaching method: See details on the "Emission mechanisms 1" session above.
      Assignments:
      Teachers: Joni Tammi

      Contents:
      • Basics of emission mechanisms continued. See details on the "Emission mechanisms 1" session above.

    • 10.11.2020 Practice session: Emission mechanisms 1

      Time: 10.11.2020 at 12:15-14:00
      Teaching method: There are three sets of problems in total for the Emission mechanisms (parts 1 & 2). You will find them above, next to the Emission mechanisms theory session 1, and you can complete them at your own time before 16.11.2020 at 23:59. 

      During the "practice sessions" (10.11. and 17.11. at 12:15-14:00) the teacher is available for "teacher's office hours" on the course's Zoom channel if you want to discuss the assignments. Notice that because the answers can be submitted until 16.11., the correct answers will not be given until the second session, 17.11. 

      If you felt the problems easy and got them right, there is no need to join the "office hours"; participation is not compulsory.

      Teachers: Joni Tammi

    • 16.11.2020 Theory session: Galactic astronomy 1

      Time: 16.11.2020 at 10 - 12
      Teaching method: Live Zoom lecture
      Assignments: Galactic astronomy 1 assignments, see below. Deadline Mon 23.11. at 10.15.
      Teachers: Anne Lähteenmäki

      Contents:
      • Building blocks of the Milky Way: evolution & origin, structure, physics, and rotation.
      • The Galactic center.

    • File icon
      Lecture slides 16.11.2020: Galactic astronomy 1 File
      PDF document

      These slides contain extra materials and are therefore slightly different from those shown during the Zoom lecture.

    • Assignment icon
      Galactic Astronomy 1 Assignment

    • 17.11.2020 Practice session: Emission mechanisms 2

      Time: The answers can be submitted any time, but the deadline is 16.11. at 23:55.
      Teaching method: Online. See details for "Practice session: Emission mechanisms 1" above.
      Teachers: Joni Tammi

    • 23.11.2020 Theory session: Galactic astronomy 2

      Time: 23.11.2020 at 10 - 12
      Teaching method: Live Zoom lecture
      Assignments: Galactic astronomy 2 assignments, see below. Deadline Mon 30.11. at 10.15.
      Teachers: Anne Lähteenmäki

      Contents:
      • Stars.
      • Interstellar medium: dust, neutral and ionized hydrogen, molecules.

    • File icon
      Lecture slides 23.11.2020: Galactic astronomy 2 File
      PDF document
    • Assignment icon
      Galactic Astronomy 2 Assignment
      Not available unless:
      • You are a(n) Student
      • It is before end of 30 May 2021

    • 24.11.2020 Practice session: Galactic astronomy 1

      Time: 24.11.2020 at 12 - 14
      Teaching method: Live Zoom lecture
      Teachers: Irene Björklund


    • 30.11.2020 Theory session: Extragalactic astronomy & cosmology

      Time:
      Teaching method: Self-study materials: see lecture slides below.
      Assignments: No assignments this week. Study for the exam!
      Teachers: Merja Tornikoski

      Contents:
      • Introduction to galaxies. Redshift. Hubble's law.
      • Radio galaxies. Quasars and other active galactic nuclei. Quasar research at Metsähovi.
      • Basics of cosmology. Cosmic microwave background.

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      Lecture slides 30.11.: Extragalactic astronomy and cosmology File
      PDF document

    • 1.12.2020 Practice session: Galactic astronomy 2

      Time: 1.12.2020 at 12 - 14
      Teaching method: Live Zoom lecture
      Teachers: Irene Björklund

    • 8.12.2020 Exam

      Time:  Tuesday 8.12.2020 at 13 - 16. Note that we start at 13.00 sharp!
      Teaching method: online in MyCourses, see section Exam 8.12.2020.

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