Student exoplanet projects using data from the Kepler mission /

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"Version: 20241101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The Kepler mission -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. The Kepler mission -- 1.3. Obtaining the data -- 1.4. Exoplanet types--demographics -- 1.5. Conclusion2. Earth-sized planets in habitable zones -- 2.1. Background -- 2.2. Procedure and pedagogy -- 2.3. Analyzing the data -- 2.4. Results -- 2.5. Conclusion3. Calculating the temperatures of possibly habitable planets -- 3.1. Introduction "radiation" temperatures -- 3.2. Albedo and the greenhouse effect -- 3.3. Procedure and pedagogy -- 3.4. Results -- 3.5. Conclusion4. Calculating the densities of extra solar planets -- 4.1. Introduction and background -- 4.2. Procedure and pedagogy -- 4.3. Data and analysis -- 4.4. Results -- 4.5. Conclusion5. Using densities to compare Neptunes, mini-Neptunes and super-Earths -- 5.1. Introduction -- 5.2. Background -- 5.3. Procedure and pedagogy -- 5.4. Data and analysis -- 5.5. Results -- 5.6. Conclusion6. Beyond the Kepler mission -- 6.1. Kepler's discoveries -- 6.2. Habitability -- 6.3. Ongoing and future missions -- 6.4. ConclusionAppendix A. Kepler mission data spreadsheet -- Appendix B. Finding possibly habitable planets -- Appendix C. Planetary temperatures radiation, albedo and the greenhouse effect -- Appendix D. Kepler density spreadsheet data -- Appendix E. Working with the densities of exoplanets -- Appendix F. TESS spreadsheet data.Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers.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.College instructors that teach astronomy courses involving extra-solar planets and want independent study for research projects they can assign to students, and the students that take these courses.Also available in print.Mode of access: World Wide Web.System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.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.Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 13, 2024).

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1 online resource (various pagings) :illustrations (some color).

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English

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9780750362900

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Solar system - the Sun & planets.
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Michael C. LoPresto.

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