PHY 529 — Introduction to Astrophysics and Cosmology
PHY department course · Nigerian universities
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What you'll be able to do (official learning outcomes)
explain the composition and structure of the atmosphere
explain the magnetosphere and its boundaries and interactions with plasma
state the nature of the sun’s radiation and principles of radiative heat transfer
describe the sources and nature of atmospheric turbulence
apply the concept of charge production, transport, and loss in the atmosphere; and Sciences 645 New
explain the transport of atmospheric electricity via thunderstorm and the fair-weather condition
Course contents
The Universe and its physics (A tour of the Universe, its scale and contents, gravity, pressure and radiation). The age of the universe. Evolution of the universe. Evidence for the Big Bang theory. Observational astronomy. The electromagnetic spectrum. Geometrical optics. Resolving power and the diffraction limit.
Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study PHY 529.