Solar Physics

Course: Astronomy

Structural unit: Faculty of Physics

Title
Solar Physics
Code
ВК11.1
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
students' mastery of methods for studying the Sun and solar activity. Understanding solar processes that can affect the Earth in general and the development of humanity in particular. Developing the ability to search, process and analyze information from various sources, primarily electronic resources, and the ability of students to abstractly think, analyze and synthesize material from various physical, mathematical and computer disciplines
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Know the basic laws of mechanics, molecular physics, electricity, optics, atomic physics and quantum mechanics, the basics of mathematical physics. Have basic knowledge from courses in general and practical astrophysics. Be able to apply previous knowledge from courses in higher mathematics and physics. Have the basics of differential and integral calculus.
Course content
The course program is aimed at students who are already familiar with the basics of higher mathematics and sections of experimental physics, as well as basic astronomical courses "General Astronomy", "Practical Astrophysics", "General Astrophysics". The learning outcomes consist in obtaining knowledge about the current state of the study of the physics of the Sun, processes in its interior and atmosphere, mechanisms of the influence of solar activity on the Earth and man-made human activity.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Peter V. Foukal. Solar Astrophysics. 2013. 490р. ISBN: 978-3-527-41174-0
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
semester assessment: 1. Tests: 2, each – 15 points 2. Short independent tasks – 10 points - final assessment (in the form of an exam/complex exam, differentiated assessment): Account – 60 points - conditions for admission to the final exam: at least 10 points during the semester
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Volodymyr Mykolayovych Reshetnyyk
Astronomy and Space Physics Department
Faculty of Physics

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Astronomy and Space Physics Department
Faculty of Physics