I'm writing this post to help the kids out there who are preparing for
the upcoming Bangladesh Astronomy Olympiad 2015. I'll try to share some
practical advice to make you a successful participant in the BdAO.
Firstly, don't be surprised if you see some multiple choice "general knowledge" type questions in the exam paper. This MCQs used to bother us a lot. However, two years back I was googling for something like " Astronomy MCQ Questions " and found this . Look at this and this will uplift your confidence.
Mathematical Astrophysics
If you're a beginner, start with "Schaum’s Outline of Astronomy" by Stacey Palen.
Firstly, don't be surprised if you see some multiple choice "general knowledge" type questions in the exam paper. This MCQs used to bother us a lot. However, two years back I was googling for something like " Astronomy MCQ Questions " and found this . Look at this and this will uplift your confidence.
Mathematical Astrophysics
If you're a beginner, start with "Schaum’s Outline of Astronomy" by Stacey Palen.
For Coordinate Geometry and Celestial Mechanics,
Book: Astronomy Principles and Practice by Roy and Clarke.
Book: Astronomy Principles and Practice by Roy and Clarke.
Chapter 7-9 : Will give you a good understanding of
Celestial Sphere and Coordinate Geometry. Chapter 13-14 : Will give you
a good understanding of Celestial Mechanics.
For Overall Theoretical Preparation,
Book: "Fundamental
Astronomy" by H. Karttunen, P. Kröger, H. Oja, M. Poutanen, Karl J.
Donner.
You'll get the books here.
Observational and Star Diagram
Book: "Tara Porichity" by Mohammad Abdur Jabbar.
Last but not the least, solve problems from previous year's astronomy olympiad. Specially from Indian National Astronomy Olympiad and then others. You'll get the links here (http://
Nearly one month left for BdAO. Work hard!
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