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Astronomy

Course code

MLF6008.LT

old course code

MLF6008

Course title in Estonian

Astronoomia

Course title in English

Astronomy

ECTS credits

4.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

To provide basic knowledge of classical astronomy and problems of modern cosmology in connection with the birth and evolution of the Universe.

Brief description of the course

Celestial coordinates. Calendar and chronology. Movement of the planets and satellites. The Kepler laws. Physical parameters of the Sun, planets and moons. Solar and lunar eclipses. Tides and ebbs. Evolution of stars. Structure of galaxies. Position of the Solar system in the Meta-galaxy. Cosmological hypotheses, Big Bang.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- understands of the Solar System and the Universe from the human race;
- has perceptions of the universe as evolving system;
- has ability to use astrophysics atlas and data tables;
- has ability to search for and analyze information on modern astronomy and astrophysics, and to distinguish the field of modern historical views.

Teacher

dotsent Katrin Laas, PhD

The course is a prerequisite

Astronomy II - laboratory (MLF6016.LT)
Astrophysics and Laboratory Practice in Astronomy (MLF6012.LT)
Cosmology I (MLF7110.LT)

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