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The Indian Planetary Society, Mumbai
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Tel. 022-28948678, E-Mail: [email protected], WEBSITE: www.ipsindia.org
Course Director: Dr. J. J. Rawal, President, The Indian Planetary Society
Correspondence Course on Fundamentals of Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Syllabus
Junior Correspondence Course
Planet Earth
Air, Water & Land, Role of Water Masses
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Earthquakes and Volcanoes
Atmosphere, Inside the Earth & Antarctica
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Senior Correspondence Course
Basics of Physics and Mathematics
Forces, Motion, Gravity, Rotation & Revolution
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Magnetism & Electricity
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Statistics, Probability
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Geometric Constructions, Graphs
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Our Solar System
Planets of our Solar System
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Units of Distance
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Planets beyond Pluto
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Basics of Mathematics
Geometric Constructions, Trigonometry Overview
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Basic Physics
Physical Concepts, Density, Pressure, Black Body Radiation,
Velocity, Acceleration, Force, Angular Momentum
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Dynamics
Orbital Velocity, Impact Velocity
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Newton’s Law of Gravitation & Motion
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Gravitational Acceleration of Planets
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Proof of elliptical orbits
Retrograde motion, Doppler effect and its significance.
Kepler’s Laws
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Asteriods, Meteors and Comets
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Overview
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Eclipse
Partial, Total & Annular Solar Eclipses
Partial, Total & Annular Lunar Eclipses
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Light
Properties of Light
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Wave Particle Duality
Understanding Light Spectrum
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Velocity ofLight
Observational Techniques
Astronomical Unit, Light Year, Parsec, Parallax
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Apparent Magnitude, Absolute Magnitude
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Radial velocity of Stars
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Optics: Magnification, Lenses & Mirrors
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Seasons, Tropical, Sideral, Synodic, GST, LST
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Telescopes
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Principle
Reflector and Refractor Telescopes
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Lenses & Mirrors
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Space Telescope – HST
Astronomy – The Indian Way
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Constellations and Zodiacal Signs
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Nakshatras & Tithis
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Space Probes
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Life Cycle of Stars
Novas, Super Novas, Neutron Stars
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All types of Dwarf Stars
The Vast Universe
Galaxies, Super clusters, Black Holes
Understanding the Universe
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Doppler Shift
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Hubble’s Law
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Expanding Universe & Big Bang
Eclipse
Partial, Total & Annular Solar Eclipses
Partial, Total & Annular Lunar Eclipses
Astronomy – The Indian Way
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Constellations and Zodiacal Signs
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Nakshatras & Tithis
Relativity
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Basics of Relativity
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Principles of Relativity
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Electromagnetism
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Electromagnetic Radiation
Magnetic field lines and Magnetic flux
Overview of Relativity
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Principles of Relativity
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Limit of Velocity
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Effect of rapid motion of length
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Time and Mass, Inertial frames of reference
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Twin paradox, The Space-Time Bond
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A Brief History
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Birth of Astronomy
Indian and Western Contribution
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The Sun
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Overview
The Moon
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Overview
Introduction
Vistas of Astronomy
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Our Solar System
Planets of our Solar System
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Units of Distance
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Planets beyond Pluto
Assorted Universe
Life Cycle of Star, Black Holes, X Rays, Gamma Rays
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Binary Stars, Mass of Binaries
Understanding Universe
Size of Universe, Planets around Stars, Galactic Clusters
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The Milky Way
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Big Bang Hypothesis