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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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).
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