Fundamentals of Astrophysics II: Observational Techniques and Data Analysis

Subject: 
Physics (PHYS)
Catalog number: 
782
Unit weight: 
0.50
Meet type: 
LEC
Grading basis: 
GRD
Cross-listing(s): 
N/A
Requisites: 
Antirequisite: PHYS 771 - Topic 108Instructor Consent Required
Description: 
Astronomical observations, including telescopes and instrumentation, data processing and calibration, photometry, astrometry and spectroscopy. Measurement of luminosity functions, spectral energy distributions and other fundamental astrophysical quantities. Data analysis techniques: statistical modelling, hypothesis testing, Bayesian analysis, selection effects, correlations, archives and databases.
Topic titles: 
N/A
Faculty: 
Science (SCI)
Academic level: 
GRD
Course ID: 
015966