Doing Astrophysics using Python

This is a repository for the course "Doing Astrophysics using Python" offered at National Central University at the second semester of academic year 2024 (from February 2025 to June 2025).

About this course

• Basic information about the course
  • course ID: PH3066
  • course name
    • course name in English: Doing Astrophysics using Python
    • course name in Chinese: 用 Python 做天文物理
  • classroom: S4-203
  • time: from 13:00 to 15:50 on Wednesday
  • instructor: Kinoshita Daisuke
    • emergency contact address: https://www.instagram.com/daisuke23888/
  • things you need to bring to the classrooms
    • laptop computer or tablet computer
    • notebook and pens
    • mobile phone
  • Course web page: https://s3b.astro.ncu.edu.tw/appy_202502/

Online resources

Here is a list of online resources for this course.

• course web page: https://s3b.astro.ncu.edu.tw/appy_202502/
  • The lecture notes can be downloaded from above web page.
• GitHub repository: https://github.com/kinoshitadaisuke/ncu_doing_astrophysics_using_python_202502
  • A set of sample Python scripts for this course can be downloade from above web page.

To download a set of sample Python scripts for this course, try following command.

git clone https://github.com/kinoshitadaisuke/ncu_doing_astrophysics_using_python_202502.git

Schedule

Date	Time	Session Number	Session Name
19/Feb/2025	13:00-13:50	00	Executing a Python script
19/Feb/2025	14:00-15:50	01	Basic Python programming
26/Feb/2025	13:00-15:50	02	Importing and using Python modules
05/Mar/2025	13:00-15:50	03	Using Numpy for calculations
12/Mar/2025	13:00-15:50	04	Visualisation of data using Matplotlib
19/Mar/2025	13:00-15:50	05	Scientific calculations and analyses using SciPy
26/Mar/2025	13:00-15:50	06	Building and querying relational database using Python
02/Apr/2025	13:00-15:50	---	no class due to spring break
09/Apr/2025	13:00-15:50	07	Astronomical calculations using Astropy
16/Apr/2025	13:00-15:50	08	Blackbody radiation
23/Apr/2025	13:00-15:50	---	no class
30/Apr/2025	13:00-15:50	09	Distribution of asteroids, stars, and galaxies
07/May/2025	13:00-15:50	10	Hubble diagram and expansion of the Universe
14/May/2025	13:00-15:50	11	Estimating ages of star clusters
21/May/2025	13:00-15:50	12	Periodicity analysis of astronomical time-series data
28/May/2025	13:00-15:50	13	Source extraction and image alignment of astronomical images
04/Jun/2025	13:00-15:50	14	Planetary motion and orbital integration
11/Jun/2025	13:00-15:50	15	Classification of astronomical objects using machine learning
18/Jun/2025	13:00-15:50	---	no class

Jupyter Notebook files

• Session 00
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1IdK7_8bptPp4gXc1v0XUAARIUCUX_ULX?usp=sharing
• Session 01
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/193txNfzkv53sBOPCvflmtnzz6o7M0SfS?usp=sharing
• Session 02
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1si-l85LlGstoHNv-71rel9WLYy_tDP8b?usp=sharing
• Session 03
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1QsK2sF6qU2JqkpU6-Idz2Jly7PleM8fj?usp=sharing
• Session 04
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1MGu7Jfqb6snppKOOAUUAh_dYEgwUJpqr?usp=sharing
• Session 05
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1x2PGYkNG01bINUWSSbZn7cNfRAOZY3bt?usp=sharing
• Session 06
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/16taRoIAtoUSbJwLZWITohllCEp2myqZi?usp=sharing
• Session 07
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1HmYigocpOSooqKQZAuEHy0v3cnws7FEp?usp=sharing
• Session 08
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1t5Wt6XaAH9v83K1iO6wSXKxjsx_5yGVq?usp=sharing
• Session 09
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1_XjOLBLPiVH7RaZjdmzaopDzr_iA17WG?usp=sharing
• Session 10
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1hC5agL6-ey7josE30WWVGJx5_bxTE2YK?usp=sharing
• Session 11
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/13nFI0tKaSlZmUTq6HccS2Vrr4OegOsvV?usp=sharing
• Session 12
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1MVtMzLhvV8pb_1Y7aL0r-Ps0Eryvziyf?usp=sharing
• Session 13
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1qO66gchXKvOU9Z4GbCBNdga3nP2vnAS0?usp=sharing
• Session 14
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1zj5cReQP3SF1TJ5CCwWPD3zYpR3ZpbrE?usp=sharing