Unofficial Syllabi for Astronomy

Objectives of the class

• To learn the astronomical phenomena.
• To understand the basic principles which govern the astronomical phenomena.
• To investigate an astronomical topic and present findings effectively.

Subjects

• Gravitation
• Light and Telescope
• Atoms and Spectra
• Sun
• Stars
• Galaxies and Cosmology

Requirements
1. Attendance in the labs  
2. Project

Topics: Anything related to astronomy.

Format: A 15-minute PowerPoint presentation (Page 1 : Title and the participants in an alphabetical order; Last page: two important questions in multiple choice format)

Use diagrams and pictures well, limit the use of sentences in the slides, try to expose ideas & logic rather than array of facts.

Possible Project Topics

• Inner planets (Mercury, Venus & Mars)
• Outer planets
• Earth’s inner structure
• Earth’s magnetosphere
• Global warming
• Comets and asteroids
• Astrobiology (Life in an extreme environment, outside of the earth)
• How astronomical instrument works
• Ancient astronomy
• New object discovered in the last 10 years
• History of cosmological ideas