Teaching

Fluid Dynamics

(2014-2018)



Space Physics

(2010/11 ; 2011/12 ; 2012/13; 2013/14)

Lecturer: Dr. Ingo Mueller-Wodarg

Lecture dates:

Next course: Term 2 (Jan-Mar 2014)

See timetable (Imperial ID required to access timetable)

Office hours:

Tuesdays 3-4 pm, Huxley 6M56

A course description can be downloaded here

Aim:

Aim of this course (26 lectures) is to convey an understanding of physical processes that control the flow and distribution of energy and material in the solar system, from the Sun and solar wind to bodies including planets, moons and comets.

  1. Literature list:

  2. Physics of Solar System Plasmas, by Thomas E. Cravens, Cambridge University Press Atmospheric and Space Science Series, ISBN: 9780521352802, 1997

  3. Ionospheres, by Robert W. Schunk and Andrew F. Nagy, Cambridge University Press Atmospheric and Space Science Series, ISBN: 9780521607704, 2004/2009

  4. Lecture notes (Link to Blackboard, login required)

  5. Problem Sheet (Link to Blackboard, login required)