F7888 Cosmotea

Faculty of Science
autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. Mgr. Norbert Werner, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Filip Hroch, Ph.D. (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. Mgr. Norbert Werner, Ph.D.
Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: Mgr. Filip Hroch, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics – Physics Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Fri 13:00–13:50 FLenc,03028
Prerequisites
One should be interested in modern astronomy. A general physical background is reccommended.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Abstract
Students, teachers and scientific staff will discuss their projects (progress, difficulties,..), informs about recent progress on its field of astronomy, reports about visited conferences and interesting papers. 15 minutes talks are planed on every meeting. The talks are an ideal probationary platform for outgoing presentations.
Learning outcomes
Students discuss their projects (progress, difficulties, interesting papers), discuss their research, report about visited conferences and interesting papers. The presentations are typically 15 minutes long.
Key topics
All the course content will be particularized according to latest astronomy news.
Study resources and literature
  • CARROLL, Bradley W. and Dale A. OSTLIE. An introduction to modern astrophysics. Reading: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1996, xvi, 1327. ISBN 0201547309. info
Approaches, practices, and methods used in teaching
15 minutes talk and detailed discussion of two articles per semester is planed for every student. A report, including interesting points, about a visited conference or a stay will be required for participants.
Method of verifying learning outcomes and course completion requirements
Section "Planned learning activities and teaching methods" describes fulfilling requirements.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024, Autumn 2025, Autumn 2026.
  • Enrolment Statistics (autumn 2021, recent)
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