Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Japanese
Academic Year 2025Year School/Graduate School School of Science
Lecture Code HX336500 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name 物理学特別講義(銀河天文学)
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ブツリガクトクベツコウギ(ギンガテンモンガク)
Subject Name in
English
Special Lectures in Physics (Galactic Astronomy)
Instructor To be announced.,KAWABATA KOJI
Instructor
(Katakana)
タントウキョウインミテイ,カワバタ コウジ
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 4th-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Inte
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details)
Face-to-face
Lecture
 
Credits 1.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction J : Japanese
Course Level 4 : Undergraduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 25 : Science and Technology
Course Area(Discipline) 05 : Astronomy
Eligible Students M2, M1, B4
Keywords Galaxy formation and evolution, galaxy clusters, large-scale structure
 
Special Subject for Teacher Education   Special Subject  
Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
 
Class Objectives
/Class Outline
Galaxies form in the early Universe and evolve over the cosmic time. This course summarizes properties of galaxies mostly from observational perspectives. Roles of super massive black holes for galaxy evolution as well as recent results from large computer simulations are also discussed.
 
Class Schedule 1. Observational astronomy
2. Stellar evolution and stellar population synthesis model
3. Galaxies I
4. Galaxies II
5. Galaxy clusters and cosmic large-scale structure
6. Super massive black holes
7. Simulations of galaxy formation and evolution


Post-class report 
Text/Reference
Books,etc.
None 
PC or AV used in
Class,etc.
Visual Materials
(More Details) Lecture slides 
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review
Review the lecture slides 
Requirements  
Grading Method Contribution to class discussions (50%) and report (50%) 
Practical Experience  
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it  
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