Project Report 1

Project Report 2

A series of lectures will be given to describe astrophysical problems and numerical methods that can be used to address them. 
 At the end of each series of lectures, students will be given a mini-project. 
 Project codes will be provided, and students will use the codes to carry out the projects. 
 The elements covered will be drawn from a variety of observational and theoretical topics and will focus on numerical modelling and analysis. 
 Topics include: 
<ul><li>Monte Carlo Techniques, Lutz-Kelker and Malmquist biases on a sample of stars with parallax determinations,</li><li>Numerical methods to solve ordinary differential equations:</li><li>Euler and Runge-Kutta methods, Stellar motions in gravitational potentials,</li><li>Partial differential equations and finite difference methods.</li></ul>

Numerical Methods in Astrophysics - 7015ASTPHY

Numerical Methods in Astrophysics

Understand the standard numerical methods used by scientists in analysis of theoretical problems and experimental data.

Apply the techniques of a programming language used by astronomers in a relevant research context

Describe and critically analyse numerical modelling in astronomy and astrophysics