Universität Wien

280411 VU Stars and Planetary Systems (2025W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie-Geophysik und Astronomie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 90 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Attendance on Day 1 (24.11.2025) is mandatory.
Final Exam takes place on: 27.01.2026

  • Monday 24.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 24.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 24.11. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 25.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 01.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 01.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 01.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 02.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 09.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 15.12. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 15.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 15.12. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 16.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 12.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 12.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 12.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 13.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 19.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 19.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 19.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 20.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 26.01. 09:45 - 11:15 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 26.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Monday 26.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 27.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

We will cover topics related to stars and planetary systems,
- Stars: HR diagram, pre-main sequence to supernovae, nuclear timescales
- Stars: structures of stars
- Stars: magnetic field and activity
- Protoplanetary disks
- Planet formation and debris disks
- (Exo)planets

At the end of the course students will gain a broad overview on the theory of planet formation and evolution.

Assessment and permitted materials

Exercise (50%) and exam (50%). Each exercise session comes with a pop-up quiz and a homework sheet. The pop-up quiz will be graded but the homework sheet will not be graded. The homework sheet is a tool for students to familiarize with problem solving, and will be discussed during the exercise sessions.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Final grade is given by:
50% Exam
50% Exercise

To pass the course a student has to attend both exam and exercises.
The quizzes (a total of 4) during the Exercise session will be graded and only the best 3 quizzes for each student will taken into account.

A combined score of >50% is required to pass this course.

Grading key:
100% - 91%: Very good
90% - 78%: Good
77% - 61%: Satisfactory
60% - >50%: Pass
<=50%: Fail

Examination topics

Topics covered in the lecture, quizzes and exercises.

Reading list

Will be provided on Day 1

Association in the course directory

SPS; PM-AP1;

Last modified: Mo 27.07.2026 09:27