Class Notes for Astronomy at University of Toronto Scarborough
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ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Ice Giants: Uranus and Neptune & Final Exam Formulae
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Ice Giants Uranus and Neptune are ice giants, with small cores of h...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Jovian Moons and Saturn
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The Jovian Moons The composition of the moons of Jovian planets var...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Change of Mars & Jovian Planet-Jupiter
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Why did Mars Change? Volcanic outgassing provided the young Mars wi...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: MARS
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Mars Distance from the Sun: 1.52 AU Orbital period: 1.881 Earth ye...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Green House Effect and
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Green House Effect It turns out that liquid water, plate tectonics,...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Plate Tectonics, Climate Regulation, and Magnetic Fields
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Plate Tectonics The convection of mantle also gives rise to plate t...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: The Terrestrial Worlds and Internal Structure of the Earth
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Radiometric Dating The age of a planet can be estimated using radio...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Condensation and Formation of Planets
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Condensation of Solids As the porto-planetary disc loses some of it...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Comet, Meteor, and the Formation of the Solar System
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Comets The radiation pressure as well as solar wind push gas and du...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: The Solar System
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The Solar System We live in a stellar system with 8 major planets a...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Types of Orbits
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Types of Orbits Newtons work made him realize that orbits come in a...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Kepler's Laws and Newton's Laws
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Keplers Second Law: As the planet moves around its orbit, it sweeps...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Geocentric and Heliocentric Models
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Ancient Geocentric Model Aristotle believed that heavenly objects m...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Celestial Coordinates and Eclipses
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Precession The Earth rotates around its axis of rotation daily. Th...
ASTA01H3 Lecture 1: Local Sky and Ecliptic
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Local Sky Zenith: The point exactly above your head. Horizon: All ...
