Topic outline

  • Date: 27.2.2024, 14:15 - 16:00
    Location: TU1 Saab Auditorium - 1017, Maarintie 8, Otaniemi
    Teacher: Joni Tammi

    Learning outcomes of the week

    After this week, you should be able to:

    • Recognise central paradigm shifts in the scientific and astronomical worldviews in the 19-20th centuries.
    • Describe the main physical processes working in stars.
    • Outline the life cycle of stars and explain the role of supernovae in the development of life in the Universe.
    • Recognise the concepts of redshift and doppler shift in the cosmological context, and explain how they relate to expansion of the Universe.
    • Individual work before the lecture


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    • Lecture slides

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      Slides - AVotW 2024 - L7 File PDF
    • Individual work after the lecture

      (There's less homework this week because the Learning diary peer assessment takes time especially the first time. Please do not push that to the last minute!)

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      Different kinds of stars [3p] Quiz