Ze2BP_PZS2 Planetary Geography - Seminar

Faculty of Education
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Dana Hübelová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
doc. RNDr. Aleš Ruda, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Dana Hübelová, Ph.D.
Department of Geography – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Kateřina Brabcová
Timetable of Seminar Groups
Ze2BP_PZS2/01: Wed 8:50–10:30 učebna 5, D. Hübelová
Ze2BP_PZS2/02: Wed 10:40–12:20 učebna 5, D. Hübelová
Ze2BP_PZS2/03: Thu 9:45–11:25 učebna 5a, D. Hübelová
Ze2BP_PZS2/04: Wed 10:40–12:20 učebna 5a, A. Ruda
Ze2BP_PZS2/05: Tue 13:25–15:05 učebna 5a, A. Ruda
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to: able calculations of space and distance calculations using Kepler's laws, name tasks using geographic coordinates, translate the culmination of the Sun, name the local time, analyze and calculate the length of daylight.
Syllabus
  • 1. Calculationas and transfers of astronomical units, transfers of distances and calculations of magnitudes
  • 2. Calculations of the parameters of orbits of the orbs of solar system by usage of keplerian laws
  • 3. The calculationas of the lenghts of parallels and meridians and of their parts
  • 4. The determination of lenghts of places on the Earth by usage of spheric triangular
  • 5. Determination of points of sunrise and sunset during the year.
  • 6. The inference and computation of the astronomic refraction
Literature
    required literature
  • BRÁZDIL, Rudolf. Úvod do studia planety Země. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1988, 365 s. info
    not specified
  • BRÁZDIL, Rudolf, Ludvík MUCHA and Zdeněk OKÁČ. Matematická geografie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1981, 273 s. info
Teaching methods
class exercises, in-term assessment, coursework assessment
Assessment methods
5 Exercises to surrender, final written test - a calculation of the role of exercise.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
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