國立中興大學教學大綱
課程名稱 (中) 普通天文學(4206)
(Eng.) General Astronomy
開課單位 物理系
課程類別 選修 學分 3 授課教師 橋本哲也
選課單位 物理系 / 學士班 授課使用語言 英文 開課學期 1151
課程簡述 [!!! This course will include a short trip to the Lulin Observatory to conduct hands-on observations !!!]
The trip is scheduled for 26-28 Dec 2026. The details of the trip will be announced later. The maximum number of students who can participate in the Lulin trip would be ~12, while more students can be accepted for the weekly lectures.

This course will overview the cutting-edge of modern astronomy and astrophysics. The course topics includes introduction to astronomy, planets, stars, galaxies, black holes, galaxy clusters, and large-scale structures, and some key concepts e.g., distance ladder, cosmic expansion, dark matter, dark energy etc. If students have physics background, it would help better understand, although the physics background is not required to take this course.
先修課程名稱
課程與核心能力關聯配比(%) 課程目標之教學方法與評量方法
課程目標 核心能力 配比(%) 教學方法 評量方法
This course aim to learn some basic knowledge to better understand the Universe. Astronomy and Astrophysics are rapidly growing in these years with new instruments and technology, including NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, and Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope etc. Such cutting-edge telescopes are keep releasing exciting news in the world. This course aims to provide sufficient knowledge to understand such exciting achievements and news in modern astronomy and astrophysics.
網路/遠距教學
討論
講授
出席狀況
作業
測驗
授課內容(單元名稱與內容、習作/每週授課、考試進度-共16週加自主學習)
週次 授課內容
第1週 (08 Sep): Introduction to the course
第2週 (15 Sep): Introduction to astronomy and astrophysics
第3週 (22 Sep): How to observe the Universe
第4週 (29 Sep): Structures of the Universe: planets, stars, galaxies, and galaxy clusters
第5週 (06 Oct): Black holes in a wide range of physical scales
第6週 (13 Oct): The history of the Universe 1
第7週 (20 Oct): The history of the Universe 2 (distribute the midterm assignment)
第8週 (27 Oct): Review of Chapters 2-7 and Q&A for the midterm assignment
第9週 (03 Nov): Explosions in the Universe 1: nova, kilonova and supernova
(deadline for the midterm assignment)
第10週 (10 Nov): Explosions in the Universe 2: gamma-ray bursts
第11週 (17 Nov): Explosions in the Universe 3: fast radio bursts
第12週 (24 Nov): Remaining mysteries in the Universe 1
第13週 (01 Dec): Remaining mysteries in the Universe 2
第14週 (08 Dec): New telescopes and technologies: distribute the final assignment
第15週 (15 Dec): Review of Chapters 9-14 and Q&A for the final assignment
第16週 (22 Dec): Deadline for the final assignment (no need to come)
自主學習
內容
   01.參與專業論壇、講座、企業分享等產官學研相關交流活動
   02.閱覽產業及學術相關多媒體資料

學習評量方式
Attendance: 40%
Active discussion and question: 20%
Midterm assignment: 20%
Final assignment: 20%
教科書&參考書目(書名、作者、書局、代理商、說明)
I plan to distribute my slides for learning material.
Gmeet if necessary
meet.google.com/zka-bzjb-uuc
課程教材(教師個人網址請列在本校內之網址)
Teaching materials used in this course will be uploaded to the iLearning3.
課程輔導時間
08:00 AM-17:00 PM
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更新日期 西元年/月/日:2026/09/07 16:51:52 列印日期 西元年/月/日:2026 / 11 / 08
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