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| INSTITUTET FÖR RYMDFYSIK | UPPSALA |
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| Swedish Institute of Space Physics | (59o50.272'N, 17o38.786'E) |
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Uppsala
University Department of Physics and Astronomy Division of Astronomy and Space Physics |
Welcome to the web page of the courses
Space
Physics I
Rymdfysik (4.5/5 hp)
and
Space Physics NV1
Rymdfysik NV1 (9 hp)
Space Physics NV1
Rymdfysik NV1 (9 hp)
News
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Page contents
- News
- General information
- Literature
- Schedule
- Mailing list
- Hand-in problems
- Course matter -
notes,
problem sets, ...
- Examination
- Old stuff
- Contact us
General information
Space Physics is offered as a 5- or 9-credit (hp) master course in physics at Uppsala University. This page contains information for the 5-credit course (code 1FA255). The 9-credit version (code 1RF108) consists of the 5-credit course described here plus the course Space Physics II.
Detailed contents, examination, prerequisites etc can be found in the course plans for the 5-credit and 9-credit courses.
Unless all students speak Swedish, the courses are usually taught in English.
This page is the main source of course information. Schedule changes etcetera will only be advertised here and sent by e-mail to those who have provided accurate addresses. Add yourself to the mailing list by sending a mail to Anders (Anders.Eriksson@irfu.se).
Literature
The course book is Introduction to the space environment by Thomas F. Tascione, which you actually can live without by attending the lectures, and the compendium Lecture Notes on Space Physics from the Sun to the Aurora by Kjell Rönnmark, handed out at the lectures. There will also be problem sets and some other papers, some of which are available below.Schedule
To find the schedule, go here
and search for "1FA255", "Rymdfysik", or "Space Physics".
For the autumn 2010, the class is expected to be very small, as the course
was offered in the spring as well. Therefore, only the three first lectures are scheduled initially, so that we can adjust the main part to the needs of the participants (should be possible as we presumably are few). We will set the rest of the schedule during these first three lectures. These are:
- Thu 2 Sep 10:15-12:00, 12167
- Fri 3 Sep 13:15-15:00, 12167
- Fri 10 Sep 10:15-12:00, 6K1113
Course mailing list
To be added, ask Anders (see below). By doing so, you will get all sorts of information as quickly as possible.Hand-in problems
(spring 2010)
We have
three optional hand-in problems (inlämningsuppgifter) of varying
character during the course. If handed in in acceptable shape in due
time, each hand-in problem can render 1 point for the final exam. You
can thus get up to 3 points for the final exam
(total score is 30) from these problems. The problems are given in
English, but you may of course write the solution in either Swedish or
English, as you prefer.- Handed out Jan 20, hand-in deadline at the lecture in Tuesday,
Feb 2, 13-15, presentations in the lecture in Friday, Feb 5. Every student got one particular month assigned
to study: contact Anders if you haven't got one yet. The work to be
done is defined in this PDF.
- Problems 25 and 27 from the problem set. Deadline at the lecture in Tuesday, March 2.
- Defined in March 4, to be handed in by 12:00 in Monday, March 8 if you wish to get feedback before the exam, and in any case no later than Thursday, March 11 if you wish to gain any credits for the exam. PDF defining the problem.
Course
material
The following papers have been, or will be, handed out:
- Lecture plan (PDF, 7 kB,
revised 2010-01-25)
- Formula sheet (PDF, 49 kB)
- Problem set, version 1.2 (PDF, 260 kB, 2004-01-18)
- Complementary lecture notes (PDF, 131 kB)
- The heliosphere in the kitchen sink -- a note on what shocks really are, pointing to the fact that you see examples of them daily
- Excerpts from Rönnmark's compendium are available as hardcopies only. The following are chapters are included and will be handed out during the course:
- Chapters 1-3
- Chapter 5
- Chapters 6 and 10
- Old exams you can find below
- Paper model of the terrestrial magnetosphere: http://www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wfold.html
- Lists of s/c launches:
Examination
Examination for Space Physics I is a written 5-hour exam. It is possible to get 30 points on the exam (see grade limits page). Note that the hand-in problems give up to 3 points extra, though only at the nominal exam date (ordinarie tentamen).Results
Results from the last exam (2010-03-15) have been mailed to participants. Please contact Anders if you have not recieved the mail. We will have an exam debrief in Wed 28 April, at 13:00, in the IRF-U project room (wing 8, 3rd floor, we meet outside the corridor, press bell if late)Exam dates
As of 2010-06-18, the following is known about upcoming exams:- August 17, 2010, time and place to be defined
Nominal exam (ordinarie tentamen) is in March/April, with extra exams (omtentamen) usually in June and August.
Previous
exams (gamla tentor)
| Exam date | Problems | Solutions |
| 2010-03-15 |
PDF |
PDF |
| 2009-03-18 |
PDF |
PDF |
| 2008-04-02 |
PDF |
PDF |
| 2007-06-11 |
PDF |
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| 2007-03-09 |
PDF |
PDF |
| 2006-08-15 |
PDF |
- |
| 2006-06-12 |
PDF |
- |
| 2006-03-10 |
PDF |
- |
| 2005-06-13 |
PDF |
- |
| 2005-03-11 |
PDF |
PDF
(handwritten) (note: error in 5b) |
| 2004-08-17 |
PDF |
- |
| 2004-06-11 |
PDF |
- |
| 2004-03-12 |
PDF |
- |
| 2003-04-24 |
PDF
(19 kB) |
PDF
(480 kB) |
| 2002-12-19 |
PDF (71 kB) |
PDF (303 kB) |
| 2002-08-14 | PDF (53 kB) | PDF
(63 kB)(nicely tex-ed for
problems 1, 2) PDF (106 kB) (ugly handwritten scribbles for problems 3, 4, 5 -- if you hand in anything as ugly as this, you will certainly fail!) |
| 2002-01-10 | PDF (70 kB) | PDF (75 kB)(to problems 3, 4, 5) |
| 2001-12-20 | PDF (156 kB) | - |
| 2001-11-21 (sample exam) |
PDF (120 kB) | - |
Old stuff
Some old
material, not relevant to the current course, is stowed away here.Contact
information
Lecturer: Anders.Eriksson@irfu.se, phone 018-471 5945, 0701-713029