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Course: Astronomy

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Course title Astronomy
Course code KMT/ASTR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 3
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Smetana Michal, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Babor Milan, doc. Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Nykles Petr, PhDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Introduction to astronomy 2. History of astronomy 3. Skies observation 4. Cosmology 5. Galaxies 6. Stars 7. Solar system 8. The Earth and the Moon.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Interactive lecture, Individual study, Students' self-study, Lecture, Lecture with visual aids
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 50 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
The prerequisite is the knowledge of basic physical laws and relations.
learning outcomes
The students will get acquainted with physical and chemical processes in astronomical objects, they will understand the principles of astronomical processes, origin, evolution and structure of the solar system, the stars, the galaxies and the universe as a whole.
teaching methods
Lecture
Lecture with visual aids
Interactive lecture
Self-study of literature
Individual study
assessment methods
Oral exam
Written exam
Recommended literature
  • Brož, Miroslav; Šolc, Martin. Fyzika sluneční soustavy. Vydání první. 2013. ISBN 978-80-7378-236-8.
  • Fridman, Alexej Maksimovič; Gorkavyj, Nikolaj Nikolajevič; Appenzeller, Immo. Physics of planetary rings : celestial mechanics of continuous media : with 125 figures and 29 tables. Berlin [etc.] : Springer, 1999. ISBN 3-540-64864-X.
  • Harmanec, Petr. Stavba a vývoj hvězd. 2011.
  • Horský,J. a kol. Úvod do fyzikální kosmologie. Praha, 2004.
  • Kulhánek, Petr a kol. Astronomie a fyzika ? Hledání. 2022.
  • Kulhánek, Petr,; Batelka, Martin. Astronomie a fyzika : nové obzory. 1. vyd. [Praha : Aldebaran Group for Astrophysics], 2010. ISBN 978-80-904582-0-8.
  • Novikov I. Černé díry a vesmír. Praha, 1989.
  • Šolc, Martin; Vanýsek, Vladimír; Švestka, Jiří. Fyzika hvězd a vesmíru : Učebnice pro volitelný předmět seminář a cvičení z fyziky ve 4. roč. gymnázia. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1983.
  • Šolc, Martin; Zahradník, Jiří. Astronomie, astrofyzika a geofyzika : Určeno pro posl. fak. matematicko-fyz. a přírodověd. 1., Země a sluneční soustava. 1. vyd. Praha : SPN, 1987.
  • Vanýsek, Vladimír. Základy astronomie a astrofyziky. 1. vyd. Praha : Academia, 1980.


Study plans that include the course
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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 24.04.2025 23:52. Data created for academic year 2025/2026