Earth and Space Sciences
Natural Science Lab Unit Astrophysics
Marcus Bruggen
Fall 2011
Instructors of Record: M. Bruggen
Course Number: 210141
Type: Mandatory for majors in Earth and Space Sciences
Corequisites:
210102 (General Earth and Space Sciences)
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The first session will take place in the CLAMV Teaching Lab
in West Hall on Thursday, 15 September 2011, 14:15.
There are two types of sessions.
NOTE:
Attendance at the computer sessions is mandatory. In cases of illness
the instructors have to be informed before the start of the
session.
In addition to the supervised computer sessions students will have
the opportunity to work on unfinished computer assignments during
the open sessions which are offered on Wednesdays
from 14:00-18:15.
Module 1
| Session I |
Session II |
Topics |
Instruction sheet |
Additional information |
Due date of report |
| 15 September |
16 September |
The Nature of Light |
PDF |
|
21 September |
| 22 September |
23 September |
Graphical representation of fields |
PDF |
PDF |
28 September |
| 29 September |
30 September |
Handling of image data |
PDF |
PDF |
5 October |
| 6 October |
7 October |
Variable Stars |
PDF |
|
12 October |
This course module addresses basic computational aspects of
astrophysics and space physics, namely, elementary visualisation
techniques, graphical representation of data, and basic aspects
of numerical modelling. The students will work in the computer
teaching lab and learn how to use IDL, a graphics-oriented software
package which is ideally suited to address data visualisation and
elementary computational problems.
Textbooks:
Links:
The instruction sheets contain a number of computer assignments which
are supposed to be solved during the computer sessions. The results
should be summarised in written reports. The final grade will be
based on the quality of the reports.
The reports are only accepted as hardcopies. They are to be handed in
by 6 pm on the day of the deadline in my mailbox in Res
III. Submissions by email will not be considered. Late submission by
up to a week leads to an automatic and non-negotiable subtraction of
25 percent points from the grade. Submissions that are late by more
than one week will not be accepted. Make sure you complete your report
on time and excuses such as "My printer had no paper" will lead to
additional penalties.