/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/Recent content in M.Sc. in Astrophysics (PO von 2014) on Modulhandbuch Physik/Astronomie der Universität BonnHugo -- gohugo.iode-de/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro960/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro960/Master Thesis - astro960 Course Master Thesis Course No. astro960 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester English 30 WT/ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Length of Course: Aims of the Course: Contents of the Course: Recommended Literature: PDF version of this page./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/physics601/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/physics601/Advanced Laboratory Course - physics601 Course Advanced Laboratory Course Course No. physics601 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Required Laboratory English 3+2 7 WT/ST Requirements for Participation: Requirement for experiment 12 is astro800 Introduction to Astrophysics or an equivalent basic knowledge in astrophysics./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro800/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro800/Introduction to Astrophysics - astro800 Module No. astro800 Category Required* Credit Points (CP) 4 Semester 1. Module: Introduction to Astrophysics Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/physics601/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/physics601/Advanced Laboratory Course - physics601 Module No. physics601 Category Required Credit Points (CP) 7 Semester 1. Module: Advanced Laboratory Course Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro608/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro608/Theoretical Astrophysics - astro608 Module No. astro608 Category Required Credit Points (CP) 7 Semester 1. Module: Theoretical Astrophysics Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro810/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro810/Compulsory Astrophysics I - astro810 Module No. astro810 Category Required Credit Points (CP) 12 Semester 1. Module: Compulsory Astrophysics I Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro811/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro811/Stars and Stellar Evolution or specific: Stellar Structure and Evolution - astro811 Course Stars and Stellar Evolution or specific: Stellar Structure and Evolution Course No. astro811 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Required Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Students will acquire sufficient knowledge to understand stars and their evolution./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro812/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro812/Cosmology - astro812 Course Cosmology Course No. astro812 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Required Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introductory astronomy Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student shall acquire deep understanding of the foundation of our world models and of their consequences, with special emphasis on the formation of structures in the universe and its physical and observational consequences./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro820/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro820/Compulsory Astrophysics II - astro820 Module No. astro820 Category Required Credit Points (CP) 12 Semester 2. Module: Compulsory Astrophysics II Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro821/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro821/Astrophysics of Galaxies - astro821 Course Astrophysics of Galaxies Course No. astro821 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Required Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introductory astronomy as well as a good understanding of stars and their evolution as well as of the interstellar medium Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student shall acquire deep knowledge of the structure of the Milky Way and of other galaxies including their evolution./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro822/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro822/Physics of the Interstellar Medium - astro822 Course Physics of the Interstellar Medium Course No. astro822 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Required Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introductory astronomy Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student shall acquire a good understanding of the physics and of the phases of the ISM./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro830/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro830/Seminar: Astrophysics - astro830 Module No. astro830 Category Elective Credit Points (CP) 4 Semester 2. Module: Seminar: Astrophysics Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro831/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro831/Internships in the Research Groups - astro831 Course Internships in the Research Groups Course No. astro831 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Research Internship English 4 WT/ST Requirements for Participation: Students are asked to contact one of the BCGS lecturers prior to the start of their internship./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro840/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro840/Elective Advanced Lectures: Observational Astronomy - astro840 Module No. astro840 Category Elective Credit Points (CP) Semester 1.-2. Module: Elective Advanced Lectures: Observational Astronomy Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro841/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro841/Radio Astronomy: Tools, Applications, Impacts - astro841 Course Radio Astronomy: Tools, Applications, Impacts Course No. astro841 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Good knowledge of electrodynamics, atomic physics, and astronomy Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: An introduction to modern radio astronomy, its history, methods, and research potentials is given./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro842/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro842/Submillimeter Astronomy - astro842 Course Submillimeter Astronomy Course No. astro842 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Basic astronomy knowledge Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Students with B./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro843/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro843/Astronomical Interferometry and Digital Image Processing - astro843 Course Astronomical Interferometry and Digital Image Processing Course No. astro843 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture English 2 3 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Students learn the basics required to carry out research projects in the field of wave optics and astronomical infrared interferometry Contents of the Course: Statistical optics; Wave optics; image detectors; resolution enhancement by digital deconvolution; interferometric imaging methods in optical astronomy; Theory of photon noise; iterative image reconstruction methods; astronomical applications Recommended Literature: J./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro845/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro845/Observational Cosmology - astro845 Course Observational Cosmology Course No. astro845 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Students with B./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro846/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro846/Wave Optics and Astronomical Applications - astro846 Course Wave Optics and Astronomical Applications Course No. astro846 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture English 2 3 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Acquire the fundamentals necessary to carry out research projects in the field of wave optics and astronomical infrared interferometry Contents of the Course: Fundamentals of wave optics; Fourier mathematics; digital image processing; Michelson interferometry; speckle interferometry; speckle holography; Knox-Thompson method; bispectrum-speckle interferometry; interferometric spectroscopy; infrared-long-baseline interferometry; optical phase-closure method; infrared interferometry of young stars and stars in late evolutionary stages and in nuclei of galaxies Recommended Literature: Lecture Notes/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro847/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro847/Optical Observations - astro847 Course Optical Observations Course No. astro847 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Astronomy introduction classes Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral exam): successful work with exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The students should get familiar with major aspects of optical astronomical observations, data reduction, and image analysis./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro848/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro848/Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields - astro848 Course Galactic and Intergalactic Magnetic Fields Course No. astro848 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Good knowledge of electrodynamics and astronomy Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The students shall become familiar with relativistic plasmas in astrophysics./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro849/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro849/Multiwavelength Observations of Galaxy Clusters - astro849 Course Multiwavelength Observations of Galaxy Clusters Course No. astro849 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introductory Astronomy lectures Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination, successful exercise work Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: To introduce the students into the largest clearly defined structures in the Universe, clusters of galaxies./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro850/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro850/Elective Advanced Lectures: Modern Astrophysics - astro850 Module No. astro850 Category Elective Credit Points (CP) Semester 1.-2. Module: Elective Advanced Lectures: Modern Astrophysics Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro940/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro940/Scientific Exploration of the Master Thesis Topic - astro940 Module No. astro940 Category Required Credit Points (CP) 15 Semester 3. Module: Scientific Exploration of the Master Thesis Topic Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro941/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro941/Scientific Exploration of the Master Thesis Topic - astro941 Course Scientific Exploration of the Master Thesis Topic Course No. astro941 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester 15 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Length of Course: Aims of the Course: Contents of the Course: Recommended Literature: PDF version of this page./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro950/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro950/Methods and Project Planning - astro950 Module No. astro950 Category Required Credit Points (CP) 15 Semester 3. Module: Methods and Project Planning Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro951/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro951/Methods and Project Planning - astro951 Course Methods and Project Planning Course No. astro951 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester 15 WT/ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Length of Course: Aims of the Course: Contents of the Course: Recommended Literature: PDF version of this page./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro960/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/astro960/Master Thesis - astro960 Module No. astro960 Category Required Credit Points (CP) 30 Semester 4. Module: Master Thesis Module Elements: Nr Course Course No./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8401/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8401/Introduction to Hydro- and Magnetohydrodynamics - astro8401 Course Introduction to Hydro- and Magnetohydrodynamics Course No. astro8401 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture English 2 3 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Revision of vectors and vector calculus, electromagnetism, basic thermodynamics Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The students will become familiar with the basic laws of hydrodynamics and magnetohydrodynamics and will understand their universal applicability and importance in many varied contexts./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8402/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8402/X-Ray Astronomy - astro8402 Course X-Ray Astronomy Course No. astro8402 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introductory astronomy lectures Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination, successful exercise work Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student shall be familiarized with X-ray observations as a powerful tool to study almost all astrophysical objects in ways not possible in other wavebands./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8403/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8403/Hydrodynamics and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics - astro8403 Course Hydrodynamics and astrophysical magnetohydrodynamics Course No. astro8403 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Revision of elementary thermodynamics, vector calculus and electromagnetism./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8404/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8404/Radiointerferometry: Methods and Science - astro8404 Course Radiointerferometry: Methods and Science Course No. astro8404 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+2 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Einführung in die Radioastronomie (astro123), Radio Astronomy (astro841) Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): Successful participation in the exercise sessions Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Basics of radiointerferometric observations and techniques; review of science highlights; use of common data analysis packages./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro851/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro851/Stellar and Solar Coronae - astro851 Course Stellar and Solar Coronae Course No. astro851 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student shall gain thorough knowledge of activity phenomena exhibited by the sun and other stars Contents of the Course: Sunspots and solar corona; Solar cycle; The Dynamo theory; Emission mechanism; Coronal loops; Magnetic reconnection; Flares; Magnetic stellar activity; Mapping star-spots: Doppler imaging; Radio coronae Recommended Literature: Literature references will be provided during the course PDF version of this page./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro852/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro852/Gravitational Lensing - astro852 Course Gravitational Lensing Course No. astro852 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: After learning the basics of gravitational lensing followed by the main applications of strong and weak lensing, the students will acquire knowledge about the theoretical and observational tools and methods, as well as about the current state of the art in lensing research./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8531/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8531/The Physics of Dense Stellar Systems as the Building Blocks of Galaxies - astro8531 Course The Physics of Dense Stellar Systems as the Building Blocks of Galaxies Course No. astro8531 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+2 6 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Participation in the lecture course and in the exercise classes and reading Form of Testing and Examination: A final two hour written exam on the contents of the course Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The students are taught the fundamentals of collisional stellar dynamics and of the emergence of stellar populations from galactic building blocks Contents of the Course: Fundamentals of stellar dynamics: distribution functions, generating functions, collisionless Boltzmann equation, Jeans equations, Fokker-Planck equation, dynamical states, collisional dynamics and relaxation, formal differentiation between star clusters and galaxies, mass segregation, evaporation, ejection, star-cluster evolution, the form, variation and origin of the stellar initial mass function, stellar populations, their evolution and their properties, binary stars as energy sinks and sources, the distribution functions of binary stars and the evolution of these distribution functions, star-cluster birth, violent relaxation, birth of dwarf galaxies./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro854/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro854/Numerical Dynamics - astro854 Course Numerical Dynamics Course No. astro854 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written): successful work with exercises and programming tasks Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The students will have to familiarize themselves with the various numerical recipes to solve the coupled 2nd-order differential equations as well as with the limitations of these methods Contents of the Course: The two-body problem and its analytical solution./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro856/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro856/Quasars and Microquasars - astro856 Course Quasars and Microquasars Course No. astro856 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture English 2 3 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The phenomenon of quasars and their energy production shall be studied from the smallest (stellar binaries) to the largest (active galactic nuclei) scales Contents of the Course: Microquasars and Quasars; X-ray binaries; Accretion; Neutron stars; Black holes; X-ray observations; Spectral states; Radio observations; Doppler boosting; Energy losses; Magneto-hydrodynamic production of jets; Gamma-ray observations; Review of Microquasars; Quasi periodic oscillations (QPO) Recommended Literature: Literature references will be provided during the course PDF version of this page./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro857/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro857/Star Formation - astro857 Course Star Formation Course No. astro857 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: An introduction to basic concepts, modern theories, and the current observational basis of star formation./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro858/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro858/Nucleosynthesis - astro858 Course Nucleosynthesis Course No. astro858 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 3+1 6 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introduction to Astronomy, Stars and Stellar Evolution Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Obtain an overview of the different nucleosynthesis processes in the universe, an understanding of how they work, and where they work./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro859/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro859/The cosmic history of the intergalactic medium - astro859 Course The cosmic history of the intergalactic medium Course No. astro859 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Basic atomic physics (hydrogen atom) and basic thermodynamics./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8501/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8501/Binary Stars - astro8501 Course Binary Stars Course No. astro8501 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introductory astronomy and cosmology lectures, stars and stellar evolution Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination, successful exercise work Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The course will provide the necessary understanding of the basic physics of binary stars, in particular orbits, mass-transfer, chemistry and the importance of binary stars and populations of binaries to modern astrophysics./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8502/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8502/Physics of Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts - astro8502 Course Physics of Supernovae and Gamma-Ray Bursts Course No. astro8502 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introductory astronomy and cosmology lectures Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination, successful exercise work Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student will learn basic physics on supernova and gamma-ray burst, and will have an overview on their applications to various fields of astrophysics./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8503/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8503/Radio and X-Ray Observations of Dark Matter and Dark Energy - astro8503 Course Radio and X-Ray Observations of Dark Matter and Dark Energy Course No. astro8503 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Introductory astronomy and cosmology lectures Form of Testing and Examination: Written or oral examination, successful exercise work Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student will learn how the phenomena of dark matter and dark energy are explored using radio and X-ray observations, from the largest down to galaxy scales./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8504/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro8504/Lecture on Advanced Topics in Modern Astrophysics - astro8504 Course Lecture on Advanced Topics in Modern Astrophysics Course No. astro8504 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT/ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Theoretical courses at the Bachelor degree level Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written or oral): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: This course is to allow the students to have deeper insight into a specialised subject of astrophysics that is not covered in the astrophysics curriculum otherwise./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/Astrophysics-II/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/Astrophysics-II/Astrophysics II (MA) - Astrophysics II Course Astrophysics II (MA) Course No. Astrophysics II Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 4+1 8 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Astrophysics I Form of Testing and Examination: written test Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The student will gain the ability to apply fundamental concepts of physics to describe astrophysical phenomena and will obtain an overview of the experimental foundations of our knowledge about the cosmos./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/Star-Formation/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/Star-Formation/Star Formation (MA) - Star Formation Course Star Formation (MA) Course No. Star Formation Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2 3 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Astrophysics I ( Astrophysics II recommended) Form of Testing and Examination: Oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Understanding of fundamental concepts of star formation in a variety of environments./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/Galaxy-Dynamics/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/Galaxy-Dynamics/Galaxy Dynamics (MA) - Galaxy Dynamics Course Galaxy Dynamics (MA) Course No. Galaxy Dynamics Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Astrophysics I ( Astrophysics II recommended) Form of Testing and Examination: Oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Understanding of fundamental concepts of stellar and galaxy dynamics./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/AGN/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/AGN/Active Galactic Nuclei (OA) - AGN Course Active Galactic Nuclei (OA) Course No. AGN Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Astrophysics I ( Astrophysics II recommended) Form of Testing and Examination: Oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Understanding of fundamental concepts and physical radiation mechanisms for active galactic nuclei/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/MethExpAstro/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/MethExpAstro/Methods of Experimental Astrophysics (OA) - MethExpAstro Course Methods of Experimental Astrophysics (OA) Course No. MethExpAstro Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Elementary Physics (Bachelor level); Astrophysics I (and II) Form of Testing and Examination: Exercise and written test; or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Gain insight into which type of instrumentation, based on which principles, is employed for particular astronomical and astrophysical applications; and learn about their practical and fundamental limitations in resolution and sensitivity Contents of the Course: detection of radiation: direct and coherent detection/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/FTA/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/FTA/The Fourier-Transform and its Applications (OA) - FTA Course The Fourier-Transform and its Applications (OA) Course No. FTA Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Elective Lecture with exercises English 2+1 4 ST Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Elementary Physics (Bachelor level); Elementary QM Form of Testing and Examination: Exercise and written test; or oral examination Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: Strengthen insight into how the mathematical principles of Fourier Theory as a common principle affect many areas of physics (optics: diffraction/interference; QM: Heisenberg principle; statistics of noise and drifts; data acquisition: sampling) and other applications (data compression, signal processing)./MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro608/Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000/MHB_test/docs/PO2014/mhb_msastro2/courses/astro608/Theoretical Astrophysics - astro608 Course Theoretical Astrophysics Course No. astro608 Category Type Language Teaching hours CP Semester Required Lecture with exercises English 3+2 7 WT Requirements for Participation: Preparation: Theoretical courses at the Bachelor degree level Form of Testing and Examination: Requirements for the examination (written): successful work with the exercises Length of Course: 1 semester Aims of the Course: The goal of this course is to provide the students with sound theoretical bases on a number of topics that have wide applications in astrophysics.