Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 2 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | The formation of the Solar System. The exploration of the Solar System. Mercury - Mariner. Venus - Mariner and Magellan. Mars - Viking, Pathfinder and Mars Global Surveyor. Jupiter - Voyager and Galileo. Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - Voyager. The minor bodies - asteroids, comets, meteors and meteorites. Astrophotography and the use of telescopes. Gravity. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students have gained an appreciation of the complexity, beauty and grandeur of the Solar System and have demonstrated their ability to research and present three topics of interest using accurate referencing. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | No prescribed references. |
Unit Texts: | Beaty, J. K. and Chaikin, A., 1990, 'The New Solar System', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Assignment One 30%. Assignment Two 30%. Assignment Three 30%. Participation 10%. |
Field of Education: | 10700 Earth Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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