800670 VO Astronomy for students of all faculties

summer semester 2019 | Last update: 25.10.2024 | Place course on memo list

Department:

Office of the Vice Rector for Teaching and Students

Instructor:

ao. Univ.-Prof. i. R. Mag. Dr. Walter Saurer, +43 512 507 52035

Course number:

800670

Title:

VO Astronomy for students of all faculties

Type/hours:

VO 2

ECTS credits:

2,5

Period:

weekly

Mode of repetition:

annually

Language of instruction:

German

Learning Outcome:

The students should gain an overview upon commonly relevant findings made in (modern) astronomy and space flight.They should then link and integrate their new knowledge into their personal view of the world in an interdisciplinary way.

Contents:

New findings in our planetary system resulting from space probes (Mercury,Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Pluto), water in the universe, origin of our planetary system, especially origin and future of the planet Earth, exoplanets, astrobiology, comets, dimensions in the universe: sizes, time, temperature, topic in march/april: why is spring starting on march 20^th, gregorian calendar reform, easter and astronomy, newsworthy astronomical events during the semester will be included in the lecture.

Methods:

Lecture, extensive use of multimedial material: videos, images, audio.

Assessment:

Written exam.

Literature:

Is depending on up-to-date subjects, too, will be announced during the lecture.

OLAT:

https://lms.uibk.ac.at/url/RepositoryEntry/4498096160

Start:

see dates

Course allocation

Interdisciplinary and additional courses

Interdisciplinary courses

Interdisciplinary courses for Bachelor's Programmes

Dates

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Date	Time	Location
Wed 2019-03-06	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-03-13	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-03-20	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-03-27	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-04-03	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-04-10	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-05-08	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-05-15	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-05-22	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-05-29	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-06-05	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-06-12	18.30 - 20.00	Hörsaal B Hörsaal B	Barrier-free
Wed 2019-06-19	19.00 - 21.00	HSB 3 HSB 3	Barrier-free
Thu 2019-11-07	10.00 - 11.30	PR 8/18 PR 8/18		Wiederholungsprüfung