Astronomy
| Type of study | BachelorFollow-up Master |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 544-0089/03 |
| Abbreviation | A |
| Course title | Astronomy |
| Credits | 5 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Geodesy and Mine Surveying |
| Course coordinator | prof. Ing. Jan Kostelecký, DrSc. |
Subject syllabus
1. History of astronomy, constellations, names of stars, data sources
2. Spherical astronomy I
3. Spherical astronomy II
4. Celestial mechnics I
5. Celestial mechnics II
6. Solar system
7. Astrophysics - spectral classification
8. Binary and multiple stars, Galaxy, basic of cosmology
9. Some problems from spherical astronomy
10. Some problemas from celestial mechanics I
11. Some problemas from celestial mechanics II
12. Astronomical time systems
13. Precession and nutation
14. Parallax
15. Some problems of today´s astrophysics
2. Spherical astronomy I
3. Spherical astronomy II
4. Celestial mechnics I
5. Celestial mechnics II
6. Solar system
7. Astrophysics - spectral classification
8. Binary and multiple stars, Galaxy, basic of cosmology
9. Some problems from spherical astronomy
10. Some problemas from celestial mechanics I
11. Some problemas from celestial mechanics II
12. Astronomical time systems
13. Precession and nutation
14. Parallax
15. Some problems of today´s astrophysics
Literature
Sir Norman Lockyer,Science primers Science primers, ed. by Professors Huxley, Roscoe, and Balfour Stewart, D. Appleton, 1885, Michigan
Advised literature
Michael Zeilik: Astronomy: The Evolving Universe, Cambridge University Press, 2002, ISBN 0521800900, 9780521800907,pgs: 552
Marc Leslie Kutner, Astronomy: A Physical Perspective,Cambridge University Press, 2003,ISBN 0521529271 , 9780521529273,
pgs: 582
Marc Leslie Kutner, Astronomy: A Physical Perspective,Cambridge University Press, 2003,ISBN 0521529271 , 9780521529273,
pgs: 582