The solar system architecture and evolution 0800-OG-SOLARAE

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1. The Solar System as seen from the Earth (6h)
• History from Hipparchus to the first space probes (Luna 3)
• Cosmogony (Ptolemeus, Copernicus, Giordano Bruno, Laplace)
• Virtual planetarium (Stellarium) – hands on.
• Kepler Laws, Space and Time architecture

2. The Solar System inventory (12h)
• Robotic missions since 1959 to 2021
• Astrophysical characterization of planets, moons, and debris

3. Evolution of the Solar System as an astrophysical structure (6h)
• Origin and modern formation theory of the Solar system
• Migration and the Great Bombardment (the Nice Model)
• Dissipative and tidal phenomena, resonances

4. The Solar System as an dynamical system (6h)
• Newtonian and modern (relativistic) orbital theory, Celestial Mechanics
• Simple demonstrations of the chaotic phenomena (the restricted three body problem, Main Belt asteroids and Kuiper Belt Objects)
• Long-term stability of the Solar system
• The inner Solar system and Milankovitch cycles

Total student workload

Contact hours with teacher: - participation in lectures - 30 hrs - consultations - 5h Self-study hours: - preparation for lectures - 10 hrs - reading literature- 5 hrs - preparation for examination- 10 hrs Learning outcomes - knowledge Altogether: 60 hrs (2 ECTS)

Learning outcomes - knowledge

Student W1: understands the sky phenomena from the perspective of the observer at the Earth W2: has basic knowledge of the Solar System architecture and its components (planets and satellites, minor bodies and dust) W3: has basic knowledge of the Keplerian Laws and the Newtonian dynamics W4: is familiar with the notion of dynamical stability and major developments in this field, including the most recent discoveries W5: has basic knowledge of planetary climate

Learning outcomes - skills

Student U1: is able to find physical and orbital data regarding the Solar System and its components U2: is capable of using virtual planetarium software to compute the ephemeris of the Solar System objects

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

Teaching methods

Expository teaching methods: - informative lecture

Type of course

elective course

Course coordinators

Krzysztof Goździewski

Assessment criteria

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

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

Additional information

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