astronomy

Mario Jurić

Mario Jurić is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Mario Jurić rather than just read about it. In short: Mario Jurić (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrio jǔːrit͡ɕ]; born 9 February 1979) is a Croatian astronomer and a University of Washington professor. Jurić was born in Zagreb.

Key takeaways

Mario Jurić belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Mario Jurić to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Mario Jurić from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Mario Jurić (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrio jǔːrit͡ɕ]; born 9 February 1979) is a Croatian astronomer and a University of Washington professor. Jurić was born in Zagreb. He graduated from the University of Zagreb Faculty of Science, and received a doctorate at Princeton University in 2007. He was a Data Management Project Scientist for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope. Together with prolific amateur astronomer Korado Korlević, Jurić has co-discovered 125 asteroids, and one comet, 183P/Korlević-Jurić. He took part in discovery of the Sloan Great Wall, at the time the largest known structure in the Universe. His co-discovery, the Koronian asteroid 22899 Alconrad is one of the smallest known binary asteroids in the main-belt.

List of discovered minor planets

References

External links Homepage Archived 2004-06-13 at the Wayback Machine Large Synoptic Survey Telescope: Entering the Era of Petascale Optical Astronomy on YouTube (SETI Talk by Mario Jurić, min. 1:09:40) Mario Jurić on How Astronomy Is Changing: a 2018 Quanta Magazine video

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Mario Jurić

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Mario Jurić claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Mario Jurić before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Mario Jurić ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Mario Jurić

In research: Mario Jurić appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Mario Jurić in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Mario Jurić is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1979 births, Croatian astronomers, Croatian expatriates in the United States, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Mario Jurić outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Mario Jurić in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is Mario Jurić in simple terms?

Mario Jurić (Croatian pronunciation: [mâːrio jǔːrit͡ɕ]; born 9 February 1979) is a Croatian astronomer and a University of Washington professor. Jurić was born in Zagreb.

Why does Mario Jurić matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Mario Jurić?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Mario Jurić.