Michael Lopresto

Student Exoplanet Projects Using Data from the Kepler Mission (eBook, ePUB)

Exoplanet projects

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The book describes the Kepler Mission and its detection methods, providing the reader with a fundamental background from which to explore Kepler datasets independently. The book then outlines student research projects using the mission's data that can conducted independently or guided by a course leader. These projects cover various aspects of Kepler data, including habitable zones, planetary temperatures, and the densities of different planetary types, Super-Earths, and Mini-Neptunes. Excel templates for each project are accessible alongside the book with selected data for students to analyse, and detailed instruction is provided to ensure self-sufficiency and independence. The projects are designed to teach students to consider the caveats of their findings throughout the work, placing their findings in a greater context. Key Features:

• Provides instructional material and datasets for independent student projects
• Acts as a guide for course leaders looking to introduce students to Kepler data and how to analyse planetary habitability parameters
• Provides excel templates and custom datasets for self-contained research projects
• Covers the background of the Kepler Mission necessary for independent student projects
• Summarises Kepler findings and offers an outlook to other missions continuing Kepler's legacy

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Institute of Physics Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 150
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780750362900
• Artikelnr.: 72252981

Autorenporträt

Dr. Michael LoPresto is based at the University of Michigan, USA. He has taught Astronomy for 34 years, is the author of a textbook and several laboratory manuals for introductory astronomy and has published many journal articles on innovations and methods for the teaching of Astronomy as well as astronomy education research.