(in Polish) The solar system and the extrasolar planetary systems 0800-OG-SOLAR

Part A: The Solar System

1. The Solar System as seen from the Earth (6h)
• History, from Hipparchus to the first space probes (Luna 3)
• Robotic missions since 1959 to 2021
• Kepler Laws, Space and Time architecture
• Physical characterization of planets, moons, and debris
• Virtual planetarium (Stellarium) – hands on.

2. Evolution of the Solar System as an astrophysical structure (4h)
• Cosmogony (Ptolemeus, Copernicus, Giordano Bruno, Laplace)
• The origin and formation theory of the Solar system
• Migration and the Great Bombardment (the Nice Model)
• Dissipative and tidal phenomena, resonances

3. The Solar System as a dynamical system (5h)
• Newtonian and modern (relativistic) orbital theory, Celestial Mechanics developments
• Simple demonstrations of chaotic phenomena (the restricted three body problem, the Main Belt asteroids and Kuiper Belt Objects )
• Long-term dynamics and stability of the Solar system
• The inner Solar system, Milankovitch cycles and climate changes on the Earth

Part B: Exoplanets

1. What is an exoplanet? History of exoplanet detections. (3h)
• Definition of a planet
• First detections, a historical overview
• From ground to space

2. How do we find exoplanets? Exoplanet detection methods. (4h)
• Radial velocities
• Planetary transits
• Other methods

3. How many exoplanets there are? And what they look like? (5h)
• Current inventory of exoplanets
• Catalogues and databases
• General characteristics of exoplanets

4. Biomarkers and habitability. (3h)
• Habitable zone
• Biomarkers and how to observe them
• The future of exoplanet studies

Total student workload

Contact hours with the teachers: - participation in lectures - 30 hrs - consultations - 15h Self-study hours: - preparation for lectures - 15 hrs - reading literature- 60 hrs - preparation for examination- 30 hrs Learning outcomes - knowledge Altogether: 120 hrs (4 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

Student W1: has basic knowledge of the Solar System architecture and its components (planets and satellites, minor bodies and dust) W2: has basic knowledge of the Keplerian Laws and the Newtonian dynamics W3: is familiar with the notion of dynamical stability and major developments in this field, including recent discoveries W5: has basic knowledge of exoplanet detection methods. W6: has basic knowledge of the history of exoplanet detections. W7: has basic knowledge of the current inventory and general characteristics of exoplanets. Learning outcomes - skills W4: has basic knowledge of the observations and the exploration of the Solar System components and their physical properties

Learning outcomes - skills

Student U1: is able to find physical and orbital data regarding the Solar System U2: is capable of using virtual planetarium software to compute the ephemeris of Solar System objects U3: is able to find basic information on the exoplanets detected so far. U4: is able to find basic information on exoplanets using available databases.

Learning outcomes - social competencies

Student K1: understands the significance of mathematical theories of the observations K2: understands the need for exploring planets and asteroids as possible habitats in the future K3: understands the needs to find and study exoplanets as possible hosts of life.

Teaching methods

Expository teaching methods: - informative lecture

Expository teaching methods

- informative (conventional) lecture

Type of course

compulsory course

Course coordinators

Term 2023/24L:

Andrzej Niedzielski

Term 2021/22Z:

Krzysztof Goździewski

Term 2022/23L:

Andrzej Niedzielski

Term 2024/25Z:

Andrzej Niedzielski

Learning outcomes

Student
U1: is able to find physical and orbital data regarding the Solar System
U2: is capable of using virtual planetarium software to compute the ephemeris of Solar System objects
U3: is aware of abilities and limitations of observational techniques used in searches for exoplanets
Student
K1: understands the need for exploring planets, asteroids and exoplanets as possible habitats in the future
K2: understands the significance of the astronomical observations and mathematical theories used to model them

Assessment criteria

Assessment methods:
- test (W1, W2,W3,W4,W5,W6,W7)

Assessment criteria:
fail - 50 pts (50%)
satisfactory - 51 pts (51%)
satisfactory plus - 61 pts (61%)
good - 71pts (71%)Work placement
good plus - 81 pts (81%)
very good - 91 pts (91%)

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