ASTR3007 From Stars to Galaxies

Later Year Course

Offered By	Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Astronomy and Astrophysics
Offered in	First Semester, 2010 and First Semester, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course will introduce star formation, structure, evolution, element production and thermonuclear reactions, and pulsating stars. The galaxy component will cover, galaxy formation theory, classification, star formation, galaxy interactions, dark matter, black holes and large scale structure of the Universe.
Learning Outcomes	For students to gain a broad scientific understanding of the following: Formation, structure, evolution and pulsation of stars. How are the elements produced in stars and the big bang. Observational and physical properties of galaxies. The structure of self-gravitating systems of many stars and gas (galaxies). Dark matter, baryonic matter and galactic structure. Gaining basic computer programming skills and solving problems numerically.
Indicative Assessment	Stars: Three assignments, including computational problems 43% Research essay (~1500 words + figures) and presentation to the class (~10 minutes) 7% Galaxies: Three assignments each 15%, attendance 5%
Workload	Lectures and Tutorials: three lectures per week.
Requisite Statement	MATH2405 or MATH2305, PHYS1201
Recommended Courses	PHYS2020, PHYS2017
Science Group	C
Academic Contact	Dr Stefan Keller

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