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Oct 13, 2024
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PHY 4910U – Techniques of Modern Astrophysics An examination of a variety of modern techniques in the field of astrophysics. The first part of the course covers instrumentation of modern telescopes, data mining, reduction, and analysis in the radio, infrared, optical, and high energy parts of the spectrum. The second part of the course focuses on computational astrophysics, and includes N-body methods, grid-based hydrodynamics, and techniques for radiative transfer problems. Modern research software will be used extensively throughout the course; students will also be expected to develop their own. Credit hours: 3 Lecture hours: 3 Prerequisite(s): PHY 2030U , PHY 3900U , CSCI 2000U
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