PHYS 1002 - Introduction to Astrophysics and Astronomy

Course last offered 

 :   

Fall 2019/20

Instructor(s)

 :

CHEN Tian Wen, ALTMAN Micael Scott

No. of credits

 :

3



Teaching Pattern

  • Duration of course: about 13 weeks

  • Lecture hour(s) per week: 3

 

Content

  • Origin of modern astronomy
  • Gravity
  • Light and telescope
  • Star light and atoms
  • Stars (binary, formation, evolution, death)
  • Neutron stars and black holes
  • Normal galaxies
  • Peculiar galaxies
  • Cosmology
  • The solar system
  • Life on other world

 

Remarks

  • Exclusion: PHYS 1006, PHYS 4054
  • Prerequisite: Level 3 or above in HKDSE 1/2x or in HKDSE 1x Physics, or passing grade in *HKCEE
  • Students without the physics prerequisite but have taken PHYS 1001 or equivalent may seek instructor’s approval for enrolling in the course
  • Common Core Course

* HKCEE - Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination