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Teaching
Galactic Physics, for graduate students (Spring semester, since 2021)
- Introduction
- Cosmological background
- Linear perturbation theory
- Non-linear collapse and virialization
- Formation and structure of dark matter halos
- Statistics of the galaxy distribution
- Galaxy formation in gaseous halos
- Structure and formation of disk galaxies
- Elliptical galaxies
- Semi-analytically modelling galaxy formation
Observational Cosmology: From the Solar System to the Distant Universe (general education course for undergraduates, Fall semester, since 2017)
- Introduction of the Course
- Scales of the Universe
- Seasons and the Sky
- Origin of Astronomy
- Light and Radiation
- Sun and the World of Stars
- Star Physics: Birth, Life and Remnants
- Our Galaxy: Milky Way
- The World of Galaxies
- The Distant Universe
- Special Lecture (1): Introduction to Observational Astrophysics
- Special Lecture (2): The Early Universe and Epoch of Reionization
- Special Lecture (3): Gamma Ray Bursts and Gravitational Wave Astronomy
- Special Lecture (4): Protoplanetary disks: witnessing the birth of planets
- Special Lecture (5): Exoplanets and Extraterrestrial Life
- Students Presentations and Discussion
Observational Astrophysics, for graduate students (Spring semester, 2016-2020)
- Introduction
- Astrophysical information and effect of atmosphere
- Celestial coordinates and time
- Optical observational instruments
- Photometry
- Imaging
- Spectroscopy
- Polarization measuring
- Infrared observations
- UV observations
- X-ray and Gamma-ray observations
- Radio astronomy
- Cosmic-ray, neutrino and gravitational wave
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