Astrophysics II, 5 points (hp)
Start: Monday, March 19th, 2012 in
the Ångström dungeons (room 6K1107) at 13:15 am
Teacher: Nikolai Piskunov,
Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
email:Nikolai.Piskunov-at-fysast.uu.se
Goals:
1. Familiarizing
with the most recent and interesting developments in astrophysical research
(new directions, objects, phenomena and technologies).
2. Developing
abilities for understanding and critical examination of scientific papers.
3. Training
in oral and written presentation and discussion of modern science and
technology.
Structure: The course structure is unconventional. We meet
several times. For all the meetings (except the first) students will be given a
science paper to read to be ready to present it in the class. The main goal of such
presentations is to convey the main results presented in the paper and the arguments
used to support these results. One-two
presenters will be selected randomly but the rest of the group should actively
prepare for participating in the discussion by studying supplementary material and exploring
the web. Throughout the course every student will act as presenter. In addition
to the discussion of the paper content we will discuss the presentation
techniques and try to learn from the best practices.
Grading: In order to complete the course students would have
to attend all the lectures, do the home work, actively participate in the
discussions and present one or more papers. There will no final exam.
Links
to papers for reading are given below.
Summary
and the presentations from the meetings will be accumulated here.