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280516 VU PM-Astr Stellar populations in galaxies (PI) (2020S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 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. 15 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

First lecture will be on 10th March, 2020.

  • Tuesday 10.03. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 17.03. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 19.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 24.03. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 26.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Tuesday 31.03. 13:15 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17
  • Thursday 02.04. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 2 Astronomie Sternwarte, Türkenschanzstraße 17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Topics will be:
1. Basics of galaxy formation and the baryon physics "bottleneck"
2. Stellar evolution in a nutshell
3. Stellar atmospheres
4. Population synthesis
5. Line strength analysis
6. Galactic chemical enrichment
7. Beyond population synthesis

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment is based on three units as follows (the numbers in brackets show the weight of each assessment unit towards the final mark):
(40%) The students will have to prepare a 15 minute presentation on a topic chosen from a list of pre-defined subjects related to the module, which can be related to the discussion of a recent research paper.
(50%) Written exam paper comprising five questions (2 hours), closed book.
(10%) Lecture attendance and participation

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The students should have a general background in physics and maths, with good understanding of calculus, especially differential equations.

Examination topics

The exam paper will be based on those areas covered by the lectures (see above for the main topics). The material will be available online via Moodle.

Reading list

Will be announced in first lecture.
More info on lecturer: http://www.star.ucl.ac.uk/~ferreras

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:21