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Welcome to the course material Simulation and Modeling in Astrophysics

Useful links, course content below

Lecture material for MSc student at Leiden University

Instructors:

Objectives:

This course teaches you how to perform research and evaluate results using existing computational tools and simulation codes. This will be done using the AMUSE software. Students, in small groups, will work on various projects and present their work.

Focus of the course

  • Discuss and evaluate scientific problems.
  • To learn how to set up and perform a simulation and analyzing the results.

Further information:

Lectures are weekly on Wednesdays (from 11:00 to 12:45 and from 13:15 to 16:00)

  • see: MyTimetable
  • Wednesdays:
  • lectures: BW0.17 from 23 September to 16 December from 11:00 to 12:45 (except 4 November)
  • labwork: BW0.17 from 7 October to 16 Decembe from 13:15 to 15:00 (except 4 November)

https://rooster.universiteitleiden.nl/schedule) for full schedule or this git page.

presentations

  • Friday 11 December in BW0.29 from 13:15 to 15:00
  • Wednesday 16 December in BW0.17 from 13:15 to 17:30

Level

500

Credits

6 EC

Final evaluation: Report and Presentations

  • Presentations: December 11 and 16
  • Report and code deadline (no commits to repository after this!): December 22nd 23:59 CET

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