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FY2450 - Astrophysics

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment
Grade: Passed/Failed

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Home exam 80/100 4 hours
Semesterprøve 20/100

Course content

Newton's laws and inertial frames. Rotating coordinate systems and Coriolis forces. Newton's law of gravitation and Kepler's laws. Mass distributions, gravitational potential, and potential energy. Virial theorem, gravitational collapse, and formation of stars. Special relativity. Doppler shift. General relativity and black holes. Relative and absolute magnitude of stars. Binary stars. Planck's law of radiation and Wien's displacement law. Stellar spectra. Nuclear processes in the core of stars. White dwarfs and neutron stars. Cosmology and the Big Bang.

Learning outcome

The student will acquire basic knowledge of the solar system and plenatary motion. He/she will get an overview of the formation of stars, the nuclear processes in the core of stars, and their death. Likewise, the student will ackquire an overview of special relativity, general relativity, cosmology, and the Big Bang.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and problem sessions. Mandatory assignments.
Expected work load in the course is 225 hours.

Compulsory assignments

  • Exercises

Further on evaluation

The final grade is based on portfolio assessment. The portfolio includes written exam (80 %) and semester assignment (20 %). The evaluation of the different parts is given in %-points, while the entire portfolio is given a letter grade. For a re-take of an examination, all assessments in the portfolio must be re-taken.
The re-sit examination may be changed from written to oral.

Course materials

M.L. Kutner, Astronomy: A physical perspective (Cambridge University Press 2003). Lecture notes.

Credit reductions

Course code Reduction From To
MNFFY250 7.5
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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  7.5 SP
Study level: Intermediate course, level II

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2020

Language of instruction: English

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Astrophysics
  • Astronomy
  • Physics
Contact information
Course coordinator: Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Physics

Examination

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Spring ORD Home exam 80/100

Release
2020-05-27

Submission
2020-05-27


09:00


13:00

INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Semesterprøve 20/100 2020-02-24 12:00 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Summer UTS Skriftlig eksamen 80/100 C INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Summer UTS Semesterprøve 20/100 C INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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