- Docente: Myriam Gitti
- Credits: 4
- SSD: FIS/05
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Natural Sciences (cod. 8016)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course every student will be able to present and discuss the physical content of the Universe.
Course contents
The celestial Sphere and the coordinate systems. The observed motion of the Sun. The ancient Systems of the World. Sidereal and Solar time. Calendars. The observed motion of the planets. The Kepler's laws and the law of gravitation. The electromagnetic radiation. Apparent and absolute magnitude of the stars. Stellar evolution and the production of energy in the stars. The Sun and the Solar System. Our own Galaxy, the galaxies and the astronomical distance ladder.
Readings/Bibliography
- F. S. Delli Santi : "Introduzione all'Astronomia", Zanichelli, Bologna, 1996
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R. A. Freedman & W. J. Kaufmann III, "Universe" (8th edition), WG Freeman and Company, 2008
Per approfondimenti:
- B. W. Carroll & D. A. Ostlie, "An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics" (2nd edition), Cambridge University Press, 2017
Teaching methods
Oral and practical lectures.
Assessment methods
Oral examination.
Office hours
See the website of Myriam Gitti