| Course Unit Code | 544-0089/03 |
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| Number of ECTS Credits Allocated | 5 ECTS credits |
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| Type of Course Unit * | Compulsory |
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| Level of Course Unit * | First Cycle |
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| Year of Study * | Third Year |
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| Semester when the Course Unit is delivered | Summer Semester |
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| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-face |
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| Language of Instruction | Czech |
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| Prerequisites and Co-Requisites | Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester |
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| Name of Lecturer(s) | Personal ID | Name |
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| TRU0062 | Mgr. Kamila Truparová Plšková |
| Summary |
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The subject is divided to several topics such as: Classical Astronomy,
Astrophysics and Spherical Astronomy. There is also paid great attention to
coordinate and temporal systems. |
| Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit |
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| Students will gain an overview of the latest knowledge in the field of astronomy and astrophysics. |
| Course Contents |
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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 |
| Recommended or Required Reading |
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| Required Reading: |
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Sir Norman Lockyer,Science primers Science primers, ed. by Professors Huxley, Roscoe, and Balfour Stewart, D. Appleton, 1885, Michigan
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FIXEL JAN, MACHOTKA RADOVAN: Geodetická astronomie a kosmická geodézie I. Brno, 2007.
MELICHER, J. A KOL.: Geodetická astronómia a základy kozmickej geodézie, Alfa Bratislava, 1993.
KULHÁNEK PETR A KOL.: Astronomie a astrofyzika - souvislosti, Nakladatelství Aldebaran, 2018.
THOMSON DONALD B.: Introduction To Geodetic Astronomy. University of New Brunswick, Canada, 1997. |
| Recommended Reading: |
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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
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KLECZEK, J.: Velká encyklopedie vesmíru. Academia, Praha, 2002.
KULHÁNEK PETR: Moderní kosmologie. Hvězdárna Valašské Meziříčí, 2011.
ŠIROKÝ JAROMÍR, ŠIROKÁ MIROSLAVA: Základy astronomie v příkladech, SPN Praha, 1973.
HAWKING STEPHEN: Brief Answers to the Big Questions, John Murray Publishers, 2018, 256 stran. |
| Planned learning activities and teaching methods |
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| Lectures, Individual consultations |
| Assesment methods and criteria |
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| Task Title | Task Type | Maximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks) | Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing |
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| Credit and Examination | Credit and Examination | 100 (100) | 51 |
| Credit | Credit | 33 | 17 |
| Examination | Examination | 67 | 18 |