NCHU Course Outline
Course Name (中) 宇宙中的爆炸(5129)
(Eng.) Explosions in the Universe
Offering Dept Department of Physics
Course Type Elective Credits 3 Teacher Hashimoto Tetsuya
Department Department of Physics/Undergraduate Language English Semester 2025-FALL
Course Description [!!! This course will include a short trip to the Lulin Observatory to conduct hands-on observations !!!]
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 aims to understand basic concepts in astronomy and astrophysics, especially focusing on different types of explosions in the Universe. This is a new field in astronomy, called 'time-domain' astronomy because their brightness dramatically changes as time goes by. This course will include wide spectra in this field ranging from traditional works on nova and supernova to cutting edges such as kilonova and fast radio bursts. It would be helpful if students have a physics backgroud, although the physics background is not required to take this course. The course schedule can flexibly change, depending on the lecturer's schedule.
Prerequisites
self-directed learning in the course Y
Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%) Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives Competency Indicators Ratio(%) Teaching Methods Assessment Methods
The course obectives will include an introduction to astronomy and astrophysics, stellar physics, and various explosions including nova, kilonova, supernova, gamma-ray bursts, fast radio bursts, their cosmological usage, and big Bang. This course does not go into the details of each content but focuses on the essences of the topics.
1.Professional knowledge and skills
2.Problem analysis and logical deduction
3.Communication skills
4.Self-learning abilities and skills
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Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content
Week 1 01. (10 Sep): Introduction to the class
Week 2 02. (17 Sep): Introduction to astronomy and astrophysics
Week 3 03. (24 Sep): Various stellar objects in the Universe
Week 4 04. (01 Oct): Nova and Kilonova
Week 5 05. (08 Oct): Supernova 1
Week 6 06. (15 Oct): Supernova 2
Week 7 07. (22 Oct): Dark energy: distribute the midterm assignment
Week 8 08. (29 Oct): Review of Chapters 2-7 and Q&A for the midterm assignment
Week 9 09. (05 Nov): Gamma-ray burst 1: Deadline for the midterm assignment
Week 10 10. (12 Nov): Gamma-ray burst 2
Week 11 11. (19 Nov): Fast radio burst 1
Week 12 12. (26 Nov): Fast radio burst 2
Week 13 13. (03 Dec): Cosmological probe
Week 14 14. (10 Dec): Big Bang: distribute the final assignment
Week 15 15. (17 Dec): Review of Chapters 9-14 and Q&A for the final assignment
Week 16 16. (24 Dec): Deadline for the final assignment
self-directed
learning		    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
Online videos and lectures will be used for the self-directed learning.
Evaluation
Attendance:40%
Active discussion: 20%
Midterm assignment: 20%
Final assignment: 20%
Textbook & other References
I plan to distribute slides for each class.

Gmeet if necessary
meet.google.com/zka-bzjb-uuc
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Teaching materials used in this course will be uploaded to the following website.
http://www.phys.nthu.edu.tw/~tetsuya/
Office Hours
08:00 AM-17:00 PM
Sustainable Development Goals, SDGs(Link URL)
include experience courses：N
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