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Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Disciplinary Sector:
ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Objectives
Contents Internal structure and evolution of planets of the Solar System
Extended Syllabus - Gravitational field
- Theory of the figures and topography of the planets
- Seismology
- Mantle convection and heat transfer
- Accretion, internal differentiation and planetary evolution
- Magnetic field
- Internal structure of terrestrial planets, icy satellites and gas giants
Recommended Bibliography Planetary Sciences, de Peter & Lissauer
Teaching Methods
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The evaluation of the students’ final score will be based on:
- A written test with questions and exercises which will be used to ascertain the general learning level of the course. The written test will be assessed with a score of 30/30.
- An oral exam will be used to ascertain further the students’ understanding of the topics presented in the course. The oral exam will be evaluated with a score of 30/30.
The final score will be the average of the written test and the oral test.