Astrophysics - ZPEM2509
Faculty: UNSW Canberra at ADFA
School: School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences @ UNSW Canberra at ADFA
Course Outline: ZPEM2509 Course Outline
Campus: UNSW Canberra at ADFA
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 5
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ZPEM1301 or ZPEM1303, ZPEM1302 or ZPEM1304, ZPEM1501, ZPEM1502
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
Description
The course begins with an overview of modern astronomy looking at astronomical tools and techniques, star formation and stellar evolution, stellar energy sources and models, and galaxies and clusters of galaxies. The important physics concepts underpinning these topics are emphasised throughout. Building on this formation, the remainder of the course explores some selected topics in modern Astronomy & Astrophysics in more detail. These are (1) cosmology, (2) particle physics and nucleosynthesis, (3) dense states of cosmic matter, and (4) star and planet formation and the interstellar medium.