General Earth and Space Sciences I
210101, Fall 2009
Michael Bau, Marcus Brüggen, Laurenz Thomsen, Joachim Vogt
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Course description
This course offers an introduction to the fundamentals of geology,
oceanography, astrophysics, and space physics.
- The geology module deals with the
Earth in the solar system and consists of three parts:
planets and their moons, internal structure of the Earth, plate
tectonics.
- The oceanography module introduces
the relations of biology, chemistry, geology and physics in marine
environments and gives basic information on techniques and methods.
- The astrophysics module includes an
overview over the scales and the contents of the universe, such
as planets, stars, galaxies and the methods of acquiring information
about the universe.
- The space physics module addresses
the structure of the Earth's atmosphere, aspects of ionospheric
physics and the physics of the Earth's space environment, as well
as the structure and the dynamics of the magnetosphere.
Textbooks:
- Astrophysics :
Freedman & Kaufmann, Universe
Lecture Presentations
Exam Preparation
Guidelines for preparing the exam
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