Table of Contents

Teaching

Galactic Physics, for graduate students (Spring semester, since 2021)

  1. Introduction
  2. Cosmological background
  3. Linear perturbation theory
  4. Non-linear collapse and virialization
  5. Formation and structure of dark matter halos
  6. Statistics of the galaxy distribution
  7. Galaxy formation in gaseous halos
  8. Structure and formation of disk galaxies
  9. Elliptical galaxies
  10. Semi-analytically modelling galaxy formation

Observational Cosmology: From the Solar System to the Distant Universe (general education course for undergraduates, Fall semester, since 2017)

  1. Introduction of the Course
  2. Scales of the Universe
  3. Seasons and the Sky
  4. Origin of Astronomy
  5. Light and Radiation
  6. Sun and the World of Stars
  7. Star Physics: Birth, Life and Remnants
  8. Our Galaxy: Milky Way
  9. The World of Galaxies
  10. The Distant Universe
  11. Special Lecture (1): Introduction to Observational Astrophysics
  12. Special Lecture (2): The Early Universe and Epoch of Reionization
  13. Special Lecture (3): Gamma Ray Bursts and Gravitational Wave Astronomy
  14. Special Lecture (4): Protoplanetary disks: witnessing the birth of planets
  15. Special Lecture (5): Exoplanets and Extraterrestrial Life
  16. Students Presentations and Discussion

Observational Astrophysics, for graduate students (Spring semester, 2016-2020)

  1. Introduction
  2. Astrophysical information and effect of atmosphere
  3. Celestial coordinates and time
  4. Optical observational instruments
  5. Photometry
  6. Imaging
  7. Spectroscopy
  8. Polarization measuring
  9. Infrared observations
  10. UV observations
  11. X-ray and Gamma-ray observations
  12. Radio astronomy
  13. Cosmic-ray, neutrino and gravitational wave