Class Hours
Tuesday（19：10 – 19：55；20：05 – 20：50；21：00-21：45）
Classroom
Rm 208, Haiyun School Bldg
Description
This course provides a lecture-based introduction to the tools and techniques used to acquire and analyze astronomical data, hours for hands-on data reduction and analysis, and a chance for students to present observation proposals and their project results.
The lecture will introduce the techniques of gathering and analyzing astronomical data, the design and imaging of observational instruments at multi-wavelength, and reduction and analysis methods on big astronomic data. Topics will cover important discoveries, current large survey projects, frontiers in star and planet formation, galaxy formation and evolution, compact objects, and multi-messenger astronomy.
Course Schedule
| Chapter | Topic | Units |
| I | Introduction | 1 week |
| II | Astro-statistics | 3 weeks |
| III | Multi-band observational techniques | 10 weeks |
| IV | Project presentation | 1 week |
Course Requirements & Evaluation
(Provisional)
Attendance：10%
Homework Problem Solution：30%
Mid-term Exam：10%
Final Exam：30%
Team Project：20%
Books
| Author | Name | Publisher |
| 李宗伟、肖兴华 | 天体物理学 | 高等教育出版社 |
| R. C. Smith | Observational Astrophysics | Cambridge Press |
| Frenk Shu | The Physical Universe | University Science Books |
Lecturer
Prof. Taotao Fang (Homepage）
Rm 539, Physics Bldg
E-mail: fangt 【at】xmu.edu.cn
Teaching Assistant
2024 Spring：Jiale Wang（wangjiale【at】stu.xmu.edu.cn）
Notes & Assignments
About 2-4 homework problems will be posted on this website every week and collected (link) before the lecture the following week. These problems will be graded by the TA assigned to this course.
| Week | Notes | Lecturer | Assignments | References |
| 1 | Introduction | Fang T. | Ch.I | 1 2 |
| 2 | Astro-statistic (1) Probability theory | Xue L. | Ch.II-1 | |
| 3 | Astro-statistic (2) Hypothesis test | Sun M. | Ch.II-2 | |
| 4 | Astro-statistic (3) Bayesian analysis / model selection | Zhang X. | Ch.II-3 | |
| 5 | Multi-band Observation (1) X-ray emission / point sources | Wang J. | Ch.III-1 | |
| 6 | Multi-band Observation (2) X-ray emission / diffuse sources | Ge C. | Ch.III-2 | |
| 7 | Multi-band Observation (3) UV / spectroscopy | Fang T. | Ch.III-3 | |
| 8 | Midterm | |||
| 9 | Multi-band Observation (4) Optical / Image Analysis | Wang J. | Ch.III-4 | |
| 10 | Multi-band Observation (5) Optical / Time Domain | Sun M. | Ch.III-5 | |
| 11 | Multi-band Observation (6) radio: Instrument | Feng S. | Ch.III-6 | |
| 12 | Multi-band Observation (7) radio: Galactic | Feng S. | Ch.III-7 | |
| 13 | Multi-band Observation (8) radio: HI & Extragalactic | Fang T. | Ch.III-8 | |
| 14 | Astro-statistic (4) Machine Learning | Feng S. | Ch.II-4 | 1 2 |
| 15 | Multi-band Observation (9) Multi-messenger | Huang F. | Ch.III-9 | |
| 16 | Project Presentation | |||
| 17-18 | Final |
Team Projects
Prepare an observational proposal （e.g., for Chandra）
Other links of interest for this course
Preprints & Refereed Papers
https://arxiv.org/
https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/classic-form/
Database
http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/
http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-fid
http://heasarc.nasa.gov/
http://archive.stsci.edu/
Tools for Astronomical Data Analysis
http://cdsweb.u-strasbg.fr/astroWeb/astroweb/software.html
http://heasarc.nasa.gov/
Scientific Writing
How to use Word
How to use LaTeX
Online Editor with LaTeX environment overleaf
Glossary of Astronomical Terms天文名词
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