ASTR 496

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Seminar in Astronomy

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Credit: 1 TO 4 hours.

Lectures on topics of current interest in astronomy and astrophysics; for advanced undergraduates and graduates. See Class Schedule for current topics.

1 to 4 undergraduate hours. 1 to 4 graduate hours. Approved for both letter and S/U grading. May be repeated. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

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ASTR 496 class schedule data for fall 2025
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
65303	Lecture	FDS	12:30PM -1:50PM	TR	134 Astronomy Building	Narayan, G	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Fdn of Data Sci in Astro Section Info: This is a pilot for a future course, ASTR 457: Foundations of Data Science in Astronomy. This course will cover a number of statistical techniques that are relevant to astrophysical studies. These include robust statistics, regression, model building and hypotheses testing, MCMC methods, parameter estimation, time series analysis, clustering and dimensionality reduction, and hierarchical modeling. We will also cover best practices for writing code and version control. These techniques are ubiquitous in science and industry. The goal is to provide a survey of these techniques, together with realistic problems, so that you see how they work and what their implicit assumptions are. Prerequisites: ASTR 210, ASTR 310; Recommended: Prior coursework in undergraduate statistics and undergraduate linear algebra (e.g., MATH 227 or 257). You will also need a computer with a working conda and git installation for much of the coursework.
65200	Lecture	RAD	4:00PM -5:20PM	MW	134 Astronomy Building	Looney, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Radio Astronomy Section Info: This lab course will cover the details of modern radio astronomy, focusing on interferometric science and skills. We will use archival observations from the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile. Using real data, we will learn how to make image maps and data cubes that can be used to do astronomy (including moment maps). We will match research paper results on topics of interest to the students. We will acquire the necessary skills to jump into radio astronomy research or prepare for signal processing. This course will count as a laboratory course for astrophysics majors. Prerequisites: ASTR 210, ASTR 310; You will also need a computer with a working conda installation for much of the coursework.
49361	Lecture	RI	4:00PM -4:50PM	R	134 Astronomy Building	Wong, T	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/25-12/10/25 Credit: 1 hours Section Title: Research Introduction in Astro Section Info: Research Introduction - This course is for first year graduate students and advanced undergraduates interested in the research work of faculty members in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Students will meet with a different faculty member for one hour each week informally to learn about his or her scientific research work. ASTR 496 Section RI is primarily meant for students who are interested in pursuing a research project with a faculty member, and the course provides good preparation for summer research assistantships. S/U grading only.