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260100 VO Didactics of Astronomy (2011W)

1.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 26 - Physik

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 05.10. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 12.10. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 19.10. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 09.11. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 16.11. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 23.11. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 30.11. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 07.12. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 14.12. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 11.01. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 18.01. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien
  • Wednesday 25.01. 16:15 - 17:00 Erwin-Schrödinger-Hörsaal, Boltzmanngasse 5, 5. Stk., 1090 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

A hitchhikers guide to the heavens, calendar and doomsday
culture, visibility of heavenly bodies and artificial night-sky
brightening; star-parties and eclipse-events; how much light do we
need?; telescope handling, what is a planet - what is a star? extrasolar
planets; planet Earth, how stars die; impact risk and impact
effects; Moon and tides; Stars, light and life; Laplace - physics and
world formation.

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral examination

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The successful participants will be enabled to teach basic astronomical knowledge (with reference to the starry sky). We aim to communicate a robust concept of a dynamic and spatial sky-understanding that allows a save application of astronomical questions and phenomena as occasion and motivation to detail physical thinking and concepts.

Examination topics

Lectures, discourse

Reading list

Association in the course directory

LA-Ph232b, LA-Ph71 fW

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