Modern astronomy software

Course: Astrophysics

Structural unit: Faculty of Physics

Title
Modern astronomy software
Code
ВБ3.3
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
6
Learning outcomes
to master the methods of creating software with a graphical interface in astronomy and related disciplines, to master the approaches and methods of presenting astronomical data and numerical methods for solving astronomical problems using existing software packages and libraries.
Form of study
Full-time form
Prerequisites and co-requisites
Successful mastery of the basics of procedural programming, knowledge of the basic principles of object-oriented programming. Time systems, dating in astronomy and methods for solving differential equations and the basics of linear algebra
Course content
The course "Modern Software Packages in Astronomy" is designed to deepen the knowledge of programming obtained in the general programming course, to master modern methods of creating software on multi-core and multiprocessor systems, to master the approaches used for modeling complex processes and describing systems in astronomy using distributed computer resources of common and specialized software packages.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
Herb Sutter. Exceptional C++: 47 Engineering Puzzles, Programming Problems, and Solutions. – Addison Wesley. – 1999. – 240p
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Laboratory practices
Assessment methods and criteria
Semester assessment: 1. Tests: 2, each – 15 points 2. Short independent tasks – 10 points - final assessment (in the form of an exam/complex exam, differentiated credit): Credit – 60 points - conditions for admission to the final exam: at least 10 points during the semester
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

Lecturers

This discipline is taught by the following teachers

Volodymyr Mykolayovych Reshetnyyk
Astronomy and Space Physics Department
Faculty of Physics

Departments

The following departments are involved in teaching the above discipline

Astronomy and Space Physics Department
Faculty of Physics