Topic outline

  • L2 - Solar system

    Solar system

    Date: 17.1.2023, 14:15 - 16:00
    Location: TU1 Saab Auditorium (Maarintie 8, Otaniemi). 
    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

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

    • Lecture slides


    • File icon
      Slides - AVotW 2023 - L02 File
      PDF document
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    • Individual work after the lecture

    • Quiz icon
      Phases of the moon [2p] Quiz
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    • Assignment icon
      Kepler's Laws [2p] Assignment
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    • Quiz icon
      Synodic and sidereal [2p] Quiz
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