Astrophysics

The aim of this course is to provide basic notions of astronomy and astrophysics, which will be useful in the other astrophysics courses in the Master's program. It also illustrates the application of physics concepts to the description of astrophysical objects. Most of the concepts covered will be developed further in the^2nd year courses.

- Know the terminology and orders of magnitude commonly used in astrophysics

- Knowledge of the main observation instruments and techniques

- Perform basic astrometry and photometry calculations

- Understanding electromagnetic radiation processes in an astrophysical context

- Understand the basics of spectrum formation and interpretation

- Distance measurement methods and their limitations

- Learn the basics of stellar physics

- Building a simple model of stellar structure

Recommended prerequisites:

Bachelor of Physics

CCI

Astrophysical objects and orders of magnitude

Astrometry

Astrophysical distance measurements

Electromagnetic radiation in astrophysics and its study

Photometry

Observational properties of stars

Stellar photospheres

Stellar structure