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 |:::| 1.4 | [[un:Solar wind]] | 2 |
 |:::| 1.5 | [[un:Magnetosphere]] | 2 |
-|:::| 1.6 | [[un:Ionosphere]] | 2 |
 | 2. Single particle motion | 2.1 | [[un:em-equations|Electromagnetic field equations]] | 3 |
-|:::| 2.2 | [[un:em-gyration|Electromagnetic gyration]] | 3 |
+|:::| 2.2 | [[un:em-gyration|Electromagnetic gyration]] | 4, 5 |
-|:::| 2.3 | [[un:electric-drift|Electric drift]] | 4 |
+|:::| 2.3 | [[un:electric-drift|Electric drift]] | 6 |
-|:::| 2.4 | [[un:magnetic-drift|Magnetic drift]] | 4 |
+|:::| 2.4 | [[un:magnetic-drift|Magnetic drift]] | 7 |
-|:::| 2.5 | [[un:Adiabatic invariants]] | 6 |
+|:::| 2.5 | [[un:Adiabatic invariants]] | 8 |
-| 3. Trapped particles | 3.1 |  |  |
+| 3. Trapped particles | 3.1 | [[un:Magnetic dipole field]]  | 9 |
-| 4. Collisions and conduction | 4.1 |  |  |
+|:::| 3.2 | [[un:Bounce motion]] | 9 |
-| 5. Convection and storms | 5.1 |  |  |
+|:::| 3.3 | [[un:Drift motion]] | 10 |
-| 6. Space mission design | 6.1 |  |  |
+|:::| 3.4 | [[un:Ring current]] | 10 |
-| 7. Chandra X-ray Observatory | 7.1 |  |  |
 ===== - Assessment =====
 ^ Type ^ Assessment ^ Marks ^ Total ^
-| Continuous | Attendance | 10 | 50 |
+| Continuous | Attendance | 10 | 45 |
 |:::| Punctuality | 10 |:::|
-|:::| Python projects | 30 |:::|
+|:::| Python assignments | 10 |:::|
-| Summative | Midterm viva | 25 | 50 |
+|:::| Colloquium participation | 15 |:::|
-|:::| Final viva | 25 |:::|
+| Summative | Midterm viva | 20 | 55 |
+|:::| Final viva | 20 |:::|
+|:::| Keystone project | 15 |:::|
 ===== - Textbooks =====
   - W Baumjohann & RA Treumann, //Basic Space Plasma Physics//, Imperial College Press, 1997.
   - MG Kivelson & CT Russell, //[[https://www.cambridge.org/highereducation/books/introduction-to-space-physics/BA017948E00BF032AA06D8D2BFD8062F#overview|Introduction to Space Physics]]//, Cambridge University Press, 1995.