Introduction to Astrophysics (WS 2020/21)
Frank Eisenhauer, Julia Stadler
Because of the Covid-19 situation, the lecture will initially be
ONLINE in the form of a Zoom presentation. To connect,
please dialin to
https://zoom.us/j/98212067750
The presentation is password protected. The password is available from
Moodle
https://www.moodle.tum.de/course/view.php?idnumber=950491399
If the
Covid-19 situation permits later in the semester, we will go back to normal
lectures in the
MPE Seminar Room 1.1.18
(for access see
here).
Content and Links
- Chapter 0:
Overview (Zoom,
3 November 2020,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 1: A Journey to the Universe (Zoom,
3/10 November 2020,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 2: Telescopes and Satellite Experiments
(Zoom,
17 November 2020,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 3: Stars: Global Properties, Spectra, and
Stellar Structure (Zoom,
Julia Stadler / FE, 24 November / 1 December 2020,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 4: Stellar Evolution and their Final
Stages (Zoom,
FE / Julia Stadler, 1 / 8 December 2020,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 5: Starformation and Interstellar Medium
(Zoom,
15/22 December 2020,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 6: Cosmic Distance Ladder (Zoom,
22 December 2020 and 12 January 2021,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 7: Galaxies: Overview (Zoom,
12 January 2021,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 8: Spiral Galaxies, Elliptical Galaxies,
Dwarf Galaxies (Zoom,
19 January 2021,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 9: Back Holes, Active Galaxies (Zoom,
Stefan Gillessen, 26 January 2021,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 10: Galaxy Clusters and Dark Matter
(Zoom,
2 February,
pdf,
pptx)
- Chapter 11: Cosmology, Large Scale Structure (Zoom,
Julia Stadler, 9 February 2021,
pdf,
pptx)
- Tour to MPE and ESO (cancelled)
Exams:
- Exam Schedule
(here,
last update 29.1.2021) to be coordinated in January 2021,
available dates 18 / 19 / 22 / 23 February
and 16 / 17 March 2021.
- Oral exams, duration 25 min
- Registration on TUMonline required, please bring
student ID card
- See "Chapter 0: Overview" slides for the chapters in „The New Cosmos“ covering aspects of this lecture
Imprint and
Data protection
information, last update:
2021-02-01, editor of this page:
Frank
Eisenhauer