FY2BP_ASF Astronomy & Astrophysics

Faculty of Education
Spring 2012
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Vladimír Štefl, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Vladislav Navrátil, CSc.
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Gabriela Vohradská
Supplier department: Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Tue 9:45–11:25 B48 učebna
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Abstract
Students will be informed about astronomy and its research methods on selected examples, see programme. Main aim is creating integrated actual astronomical picture of Universe. Objectives can be summarized as follows: to understand on selected examples physical substance of the cosmical bodies and astronomical phenomena
Key topics
  • 1.Determination of distances in astronomy
  • 2.Basic parameters of stars. The third Kepler s law. Spectral classification
  • 3.The Hetzsprung-Russell diagram
  • 4.Physics of stellar interiors
  • 5.Origin, evolution, and final stadii of stars
  • 6.Stellar evolution in close binaries
  • 7.Galaxy. Stellar populations and their characteristics
  • 8.Galaxies. Quasars
  • 9.Structure of the Universe. Red shift. Hubble s Law
  • 10.The Cosmological Principle. Models of the Universe. Determinations of the Hubble Constant, decceleration parameter and average density of the Universe. The relict radiation
  • 11.The Sun and the solar system. The terrestrial planets. Cosmogony of the solar system
Study resources and literature
  • VANÝSEK, Vladimír. Základy astronomie a astrofyziky. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 1980, 541 s. URL info
  • ŠTEFL, Vladimír. Vybrané kapitoly z astrofyziky. Vyd. 1. Brno: Rektorát UJEP, 1985, 81 s. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
classical lectures, the course is inded by credit evaluating the knowledges of students
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
oral colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2012, recent)
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