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Astronomy II

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Course ID:	1100-1A23
Erasmus code / ISCED:	13.701 The subject classification code consists of three to five digits, where the first three represent the classification of the discipline according to the Discipline code list applicable to the Socrates/Erasmus program, the fourth (usually 0) - possible further specification of discipline information, the fifth - the degree of subject determined based on the year of study for which the subject is intended. / (0533) Physics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Astronomy II
Name in Polish:	Astronomia II
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Physics
Course groups:	Astronomy (1st level); 1st year courses
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Main fields of studies for MISMaP:	astronomy
Prerequisites (description):	The course requires some trigonometry training. Basic high school mathematics is sufficient.
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	Lecture on the basics of astronomy, part II covering issues of spherical astronomy, time and calendar, stellar radiation and celestial mechanics.
Full description:	Program: 1. Astronomical co-ordinate systems on the celestial sphere - horizontal, equatorial I, equatorial II, ecliptic, galactic, other. 2. diurnal motion of the celestial sphere; - description using different co-ordinate systems. 3. Spherical trigonometry - equations; parallactic triangle, co-ordinate conversions, other examples; 4. Time and calendar - sidereal time, diurnal and annual sun's path; solar time - apparent, mean, zone. - year: tropical, sidereal; moon motion; month: sidereal, synodic, other. 5. Solar eclipse; lunar eclipse - conditions of occurrence. 6. Stellar radiation magnitudes; EM radiation: intensity, energy flux, luminosity; black body 7. Celestial mechanics; Two body problem - dynamic laws and two body problem; center-of-mass motion approach; - Kepler laws; orbits: elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic 8. Methods of discovering planets in remote stellar systems; Description by Grzegorz Pojmański, Feb 2008
Bibliography:	1. Eugeniusz Rybka - Astronomia Ogólna 2. References prepared by tutor.
Learning outcomes:	Knowledge K_W01 – advanced knowledge and understanding of the fundamental laws and concepts of astronomy and astrophysics K_W02 – advanced knowledge and understanding of basic astronomical objects and the laws governing them, as well as the constituents of matter and their interactions from the subatomic to the astronomical scale Skills K_U01 – ability to use higher mathematics in the description and modelling of basic astrophysical phenomena and processes Social Competences K_K01 – readiness for lifelong learning
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Lectures are graded based on a written test. Lecture exercises are graded based on attendance, homework, and a final colloquium

Classes in period "Summer semester 2025/26" (past)

Time span:	2026-02-16 - 2026-06-07	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Go to timetable MO CW TU W WYK TH CW FR
Type of class:	Classes, 30 hours, 40 places more information Lecture, 15 hours, 40 places more information
Coordinators:	Grzegorz Pojmański
Group instructors:	Zofia Budzik, Mariusz Gromadzki, Grzegorz Pojmański
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Credit:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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