| Type of course: |
Compulsory |
| Language of instruction: |
Romanian |
| Erasmus Language of instruction: |
English |
| Name of lecturer: |
Silvia Alexandra Dreghici |
| Seminar tutor: |
Silvia Alexandra Dreghici |
| Form of education |
Full-time |
| Form of instruction: |
Class / Seminary |
| Number of teaching hours per semester: |
56 |
| Number of teaching hours per week: |
4 |
| Semester: |
Autumn |
| Form of receiving a credit for a course: |
Grade |
| Number of ECTS credits allocated |
4 |
Course aims:
Establish the shape and dimensions of the Earth
Design of the spatial geodetic networks
Spatial geodetic determinations
Course Entry Requirements:
Measurement adjustment, Mathematical Analysis
Course contents:
• Introduction. The geoid and the ellipsoid
• Reference ellipsoid parameters
• Main curves on the reference ellipsoid
• Meridian and parallel arch length
• Normal sections. The geodetic line
• Solving geodetic triangles on the reference ellipsoid
• Fundamental geodetic problems
Teaching methods:
Lecture, conversation, exemplification, computational software
Learning outcomes:
• Determination of the shape and dimensions of the Earth
• Designing and solving spatial geodetic networks
Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:
Written paper – interpretative essay – 60%; continuous assessment – 40%
Recommended reading:
Ghiţău, D.,
Geodezie şi gravimetrie geodezică, Editura Didactică şi Pedagogică Bucureşti
, Bucureşti
, 1983
Moldoveanu, C.,
Geodezie. Noţiuni de geodezie fizică şi elipsoidală, poziţionare, Editura Matrix Rom
, Bucureşti
, 2002
Popa, A.,
Geodezie. Indrumator de laborator, Seria Didactica
, Alba Iulia
, 2009