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B / 201, Vishnu Apartment, Near Babhai Naka, L.T. Road, Borivali (W), Mumbai 400092, Maharashtra, India. Tel. 28682787 / 28948678, E-Mail: ips.science@gmail.com, WEBSITE: www.ipsindia.org Course Director: Dr. J. J. Rawal, President, The Indian Planetary Society Correspondence Course on Fundamentals of Astronomy and Astrophysics Enrollment Form 2011 2012 (Junior/Senior) Photo Membership No: ________________ Last University Course Attended ___________ Date ____________________ I-Card Issue Date __________ Gender _____________
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Syllabus
Basic Physics Physical Concepts, Density, Pressure, Black Body Radiation, Velocity, Acceleration, Force, Angular Momentum Dynamics Orbital Velocity, Impact Velocity Newtons Law of Gravitation & Motion Gravitational Acceleration of Planets Proof of elliptical orbits Retrograde motion, Doppler effect and its significance. Keplers Laws Electromagnetism Electromagnetic Radiation Magnetic field lines and Magnetic flux Overview of Relativity Principles of Relativity Limit of Velocity Effect of rapid motion of length Time and Mass, Inertial frames of reference Twin paradox, The Space-Time Bond Observational Techniques Astronomical Unit, Light Year, Parsec, Parallax Apparent Magnitude, Absolute Magnitude Radial velocity of Stars Optics: Magnification, Lenses & Mirrors Seasons, Tropical, Sideral, Synodic, GST, LST Eclipse Partial, Total & Annular Solar Eclipses Partial, Total & Annular Lunar Eclipses Astronomy The Indian Way Constellations and Zodiacal Signs Nakshatras & Tithis Our Solar System Planets of our Solar System Units of Distance Planets beyond Pluto
Asteriods, Meteors and Comets Overview Eclipse Partial, Total & Annular Solar Eclipses Partial, Total & Annular Lunar Eclipses Light Properties of Light Wave Particle Duality Understanding Light Spectrum Velocity ofLight Telescopes Principle Reflector and Refractor Telescopes Lenses & Mirrors Space Telescope HST
Astronomy The Indian Way Constellations and Zodiacal Signs Nakshatras & Tithis Relativity Basics of Relativity Principles of Relativity Space Probes Life Cycle of Stars Novas, Super Novas, Neutron Stars All types of Dwarf Stars The Vast Universe Galaxies, Super clusters, Black Holes Understanding the Universe Doppler Shift Hubbles Law Expanding Universe & Big Bang
Assorted Universe Life Cycle of Star, Black Holes, X Rays, Gamma Rays Binary Stars, Mass of Binaries Understanding Universe Size of Universe, Planets around Stars, Galactic Clusters The Milky Way Big Bang Hypothesis