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Course module: UCSCIPHYL6
UCSCIPHYL6
Modeling and Analysis of Astronomical Data (advanced)
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Course codeUCSCIPHYL6
EC2.5
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Content
In this module students become familiar with two important aspects of computational analysis: (a) numerical analysis using theoretical models and (b) data analysis from raw data collected by a detector. 
For (a) we will be using the program "Window to the Stars" that contains stellar evolution models. Systematic numerical studies by varying star parameters provide a useful experience in computational experiments where the computer is used as a laboratory for test experiments. The student can plan his/her own experiments to learn things about stellar evolution.
For (b) the student will be working in writing numerical codes to analyze the raw cosmic rays numerical data collected by HiSPARC detectors. One of the challenging aspect in modern astrophysics is the plan good data analysis strategies to extract information from the large amount of numerical information collected in computer data bases. Numerical scripts written in Python are currently the favored media used by many researchers at NASA and CERN.  Some experience in writing numerical codes will be an advantage for this second component. The experience does not need to be with Python, once one knows one computer language, like C, fortran, ruby, etc, it is easier to learn others.
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