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Computer Simulations of Astronomical Phenomena

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

A. Noels  and
R. Papy
A. Noels
Affiliation:
Institut d’Astrophysique, Université de Liège, B-4200 Ougrée-Liège, Belgium
R. Papy
Affiliation:
Institut d’Astrophysique, Université de Liège, B-4200 Ougrée-Liège, Belgium

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The basic idea of this project is to introduce a senior student to an astronomical phenomenon that he analyses carefully and simulates on the graphic screen of a personal computer. In a second step, this simulation serves as a demonstration for junior students.

Three examples are presented here: the retrograde motion of the planets, the Earth’s rotation, and the precession and the equilibrium figure of the Earth due to tides. Programs have been written on an IBM PC/AT.

It would be highly desirable to start an exchange program of material of didatic interest among the international astronomical community

Type
5. Computers
Information
International Astronomical Union Colloquium , Volume 105: The Teaching of Astronomy , 1990 , pp. 182 - 183
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

References

1 ‘Anyone interested should contact Noels, A., Institut d’Astrophysique, 5 Avenue de Cointe, B-4200 Ougrée-Liège, Belgium.Google Scholar