Objectives and competences
Students:
- recognize elements of astronomy, geophysic and geodesy,
- acquire systematic knowledge about Earth as a space body, it’s shape and dimensions, it’s movements and consequences of it’s movement
- recognize methods of orientation in geographical coordinate system and orientations on celestial sphere,
- acquire mathematical geography methods of measurements of Sun height, Sun beam inclination on Earth surface, calculation of sunrise and sunset time, calculation of daytime and nighttime duration.
Content (Syllabus outline)
1. Subject of Astronomical basis for geographers.
2. Shape and dimension of the planet Earth.
3. Earth motions. Rotation and its evidence. Consequences of the Earth rotation. Earth revolution, it’s evidences and consequences. Day and night duration. Twilight. Year seasons. Earth climatic belts. Earth movement perturbations.
4. Time and it’s measurements. Day, week, month, year. Calendar.
5. Orientation on earth horizon, on geographical koordinate system. Geographical latitude and longitude. Orientation on celestial sphere: horizontal, equatorial and ecliptical coordinate system. Constelations.
Learning and teaching methods
- lectures,
- seminary work (project work).
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
Students are:
- acquire systematic knowledge about Earth as a space body,
- acquire methods of orientation in geographical coordinate system and orientations on celestial sphere,
- acquire mathematical geography methods of measurements of Sun height, Sun beam inclination on Earth surface, calculation of sunrise and sunset time, calculation of daytime and nighttime duration.
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
- students will be able to calculate some mathematical geography elements such as daytime and nightime duration, sunrise and sunset time, sun beam inclination modelling, considering astronomic, atmospheric and terestrial elements.
Readings
Human geography: Issues for the 21st Century, Prentice Hall, Harlow. 2001
Leser,H., Schneider-Sliwa,R. 1999: Geographie – eine Einführung. Westermann.
Slovenska šolska geografija s pogledom v prihodnost. DZS. 2005
Vrišer,I. 2002: Uvod v geografijo (7.natis) Filozofska fakulteta Ljubljana.
Izbrani članki iz domače in tuje periodike (seznam posredovan na predavanjih).
Vsako študijsko leto bo seznam študijske literature posodobljen./ The list of study literature will be updated each school year.
Prerequisits
Lovrenčak, F. 1992: Matematična geografija. Filozofska fakulteta. Ljubljana.
Avsec, F., Prosen, M. 1993: Astronomija. DMFA. Ljubljana.
Naše nebo (periodična publikacija). DMFA. Ljubljana.
Izbrani članki iz domače in tuje periodike (seznam posredovan na predavanjih).
Vsako študijsko leto bo seznam študijske literature posodobljen./ The list of study literature will be updated each school year.
