Physics of interstellar medium
Course: Astrophysics
Structural unit: Faculty of Physics
Title
Physics of interstellar medium
Code
ВБ2.1
Module type
Вибіркова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
Second
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
3
Learning outcomes
studying physical processes that determine the structure and evolution of the interstellar medium, obtaining deep and systematic knowledge of the specified course based on the general laws of modern physics and methods of mathematical physics, mastering the methods and principles of theoretical solution of astrophysical problems, interpreting the results of astronomical observations and planning and performing numerical experiments.
Form of study
Distance form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Thorough knowledge of the basics of modern physics, theoretical astrophysics, and methods of mathematical physics.
Course content
the study of physical processes that determine the structure and evolution of the interstellar medium.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Michael A. Dopita, Ralph S. Sutherland. Diffuse Matter in the Universe.-Springer-Verlag. 2001.
J E Dyson. The Graduate Series in Astronomy. The Physics of the Interstellar Medium.
Second Edition Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol and Philadelphia, 1997.
Tielens A.G.G.M. Еhe physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium. –Cambridge University Press, 2005.
http://www.astronomy.ohio-state.edu/~pogge/Ast871/Notes/index.html
http://www.strw.leidenuniv.nl/~michiel/ismclass.html
http://www.astro.caltech.edu/~varun/ay126
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
- semester assessment:
1. Tests: 3, each – 10 points
2. Lecture work – 10 points
3. Short independent tasks – 10 points
- final assessment (in the form of an exam/complex exam,
differentiated assessment):
Exam – 50 points
- conditions for admission to the final exam:
at least 10 points during the semester
Tests are carried out in the middle (first module) and at the end (second module)
of the semester. Lecture work and short independent tasks are assessed during the semester with
summarizing the results for the first and second modules
Language of instruction
Ukrainian
Lecturers
This discipline is taught by the following teachers
Sergii
Grygorovych
Kravchuk
Astronomy and Space Physics Department
Faculty of Physics
Faculty of Physics
Departments
The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline
Astronomy and Space Physics Department
Faculty of Physics