128.029 Astronomy - an Overview
This course is in all assigned curricula part of the STEOP.
This course is in at least 1 assigned curriculum part of the STEOP.

2021S, VU, 2.0h, 3.0EC

Properties

  • Semester hours: 2.0
  • Credits: 3.0
  • Type: VU Lecture and Exercise
  • Format: Online

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of the course, students are able to...
* give an overview on development of Astronomy and her topics,

and will have knowledge 
* on astronomic instruments & methods, 
* on the objects of the solar system and
* of stellar physics & cosmology. 

Subject of course

see german content

Teaching methods

* mainly lecture (overhead & PC projection),
* short exercises and computations
* excursion to Planetarium and Univ.Observatory

Mode of examination

Written and oral

Additional information

beginning on Friday 5.3.2021, 10:00–11:45 via Zoom Meeting.

In Presence evtl. in May (dependent on Corona status) in the Freihaus building (Wiedner Hauptstraße 8) / green tract, 2nd floor, Seminarraum DA grün 02 B 

Lecturers

Institute

Examination modalities

oral exam at end of Semester

Course registration

Begin End Deregistration end
18.01.2021 00:00 05.04.2021 20:00 04.04.2021 20:00

Group Registration

GroupRegistration FromTo
Beob.Übung 19.3. um 18:30, 1130 Laverang.40 - abgesagt12.03.2021 15:0018.03.2021 20:00
Beob.Übung 24.3., 18:30 Sterngarten – abgesagt19.03.2021 15:0023.03.2021 18:00

Curricula

Study CodeObligationSemesterPrecon.Info
066 462 Survey and Land Registration Mandatory elective8. Semester
066 463 Geodesy and Geophysics Mandatory elective8. Semester
066 464 Geomatics Engineering and Cartography Mandatory elective8. Semester
ALG For all Students Not specified

Literature

Lecture notes for this course are available. jeweils aktuell in Vorlesung (1. Semesterhälfte), price 5 Euro; see german Literature list

Previous knowledge

secondary school physics

Accompanying courses

Continuative courses

Language

German