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280500 VU Extragalactic Astronomy (2023S)

8.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 28 - Erdwissenschaften, Meteorologie - Geophysik und
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 55 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

First lecture will start Tuesday, 7 March 2023, at 1:15pm in HS1.
This VU is split into VO lectures on Tuesdays and paper presentations by students on Thursdays (starting around the Easter break).
Details and lecture schedule will be given during first lecture and via Moodle.

  • Tuesday 07.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 09.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 14.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 16.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 21.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 23.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 28.03. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 30.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 18.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 20.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 25.04. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 27.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 02.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 04.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 09.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 11.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 16.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 23.05. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 25.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 01.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 06.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 13.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 15.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 20.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 22.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 27.06. 13:15 - 14:45 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 29.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Littrow-Hörsaal Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aims: Deeper understanding of the properties, relations and environment of galaxies in the local universe.
Content: Galaxy structures and their stellar populations, active galactic nuclei, galaxy types and their environments
Methods: lectures and paper presentations

Assessment and permitted materials

Mulitple-Choice exam in last lecture week, paper presentations in the exercise groups, and attendance. No tools are allowed for the exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The final grade is computed as follows:
* 50% based on exam (Grade 1-5, grading scheme is shown below). To successfully complete the lecture it is mandatory to pass the exam (i.e. grade 4 or better).
* 40% based on presentations in exercise groups in teams of 2-3 students each; grades 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3 or 5;
Attendance: missing more than two exercise groups without excuse results in downgrading by one grade unit (e.g., from 1 to 2) for each missed exercise group;
* 10% based active participations by asking questions during presentations by colleague students;
Contributions to all parts of VU are mandatory. Only for those students who failed to pass the 1st exam, a 2nd exam will be conducted around end of September 2023.

Grading scheme for exam:
below 50% -> grade 5
50% - 62.499% -> grade 4
62.5% - 74.999% -> grade 3
75% - 87.499% -> grade 2
87.5% - 100% -> grade 1

Examination topics

Lectures and scripts, available online via Moodle.

Reading list

Binney, James & Tremaine, Scott: Galactic Dynamics (Princeton University Press)
Ferreras, Ignacio: Fundamentals of Galaxy Dynamics, Formation and Evolution (UCL Press)
Schneider, Peter: Extragalaktische Astronomie und Kosmologie, Springer (Heidelberg)
further resources will be provided during the lectures and via Moodle

Association in the course directory

WM-a-Uni

Last modified: Tu 14.03.2023 12:09