Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
FBY0014		Astrometry	3/0/0	DE	Turkish	9

Course Goals	To provide the fundamentals and theoretical bases of astrometry, to gain knowledge of the celestial reference frames,  the reduction procedures of observations,  and the dynamics of celestial bodies through the observations of positions and motions,  and to relate the increasing astrometric accuracies to the astrophysical properties of celestial objects.
Prerequisite(s)	Course Code Course Name…
Corequisite(s)	Course Code Course Name…
Special Requisite(s)	To be a graduate of Physcics or Astronomy department
Instructor(s)	Professor Dursun Koçer
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule	Day, hours, XXX Campus, classroom number.
Office Hour(s)	Instructor name, day, hours, XXX Campus, office number.
Teaching Methods and Techniques	Lectures, using computer  presentations as aid to teaching, mutual discussions
Principle Sources	- Fundamentals of Astrometry, J.Kovalevsky and  P. K. Seidelmann, Cambridge University Press, 2004 (New addition October 2011)
Other Sources	-Vectorial Astrometry, C. A. Murray, Adam Hilger Ltd. Bristol, 1983, Chapter 10. Explanotary Supplement to the Astronomical Almanac, Ed. P. K. Seidelmann, University Science Books, 1992 (Chapters 2, 3, and 4)

Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Brief history of astrometry from Hipparchus to space age	Oral presentation with computer aid
2. Week	Techniques of observations and their accuracies	Oral presentation with computer aid
3. Week	Spherical trigonometry, Coordinate systems	Oral presentation with computer aid
4. Week	Coordinates systems, absolute and relative measurements, proper motions and parallaxes	Oral presentation with computer aid
5. Week	Plane astrometry -spherical and standard coordinates, CCD astrometry	Oral presentation with computer aid
6. Week	CCD astrometry, applications	Oral presentation with computer aid computer
7. Week	Time	Oral presentation with computer aid
8. Week	Apparent displacments of celestial objects - refraction, aberation, paralax, releativistik light deflaction	Oral presentation with computer aid
9. Week	Extragalacric reference frame, International Celestial Refernce Frame (ICRF), transformations between frames	Oral presentation with computer aid
10. Week	Dynamical reference frame- Solar system,	Oral presentation with computer aid
11. Week	Dynamical reference system- precession and nutation, new definitions of a reference frame	Oral presentation with computer aid
12. Week	Terrestrial coordinate system -geocentric and topocentric coordinates	Oral presentation with computer aid
13. Week	Astrometry from space - Hipparcos and Gaia	Oral presentation with computer aid
14. Week	Double and multiple star systems-two body problem, visual and astrometric binaries	Oral presentation with computer aid
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17. Week

Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	25
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations	1	25
Final Exam	1	50

Program Outcomes PO-1 To acquire the ability of deeply understanding physical concepts, by extending knowledge and experience in physics. PO-2 To be able to understand, interpret, and synthesise interdisciplinary relations. PO-3 To be able to transfer field-specific information to other work groups in written, oral, and visual ways. PO-4 To be able to identify and evaluate problems relevant to the mastering field, by using various databases and bibliographic resources. PO-5 To be able to use the theoretical and applied information which is learned within the mastering field, with the help of information technologies. PO-6 To understand the fundamentals of physics in an advanced way and to acquire the ability of problem solving. PO-7 To adopt acting in accordance with scientific ethics. PO-8 To acquire the ability of reading and writing in at least one foreign language. PO-9 To be able to follow recent developments in the mastering field of physics, by making extensive scans of the literature. PO-10 To be able to develop individual decision and creativity skills.

Learning Outcomes

Course Assessment Matrix:

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