| Week |
Course Content |
| Week 1 |
(08 Sep): Introduction to the course |
| Week 2 |
(15 Sep): Introduction to astronomy and astrophysics |
| Week 3 |
(22 Sep): How to observe the Universe |
| Week 4 |
(29 Sep): Structures of the Universe: planets, stars, galaxies, and galaxy clusters |
| Week 5 |
(06 Oct): Black holes in a wide range of physical scales |
| Week 6 |
(13 Oct): The history of the Universe 1 |
| Week 7 |
(20 Oct): The history of the Universe 2 (distribute the midterm assignment) |
| Week 8 |
(27 Oct): Review of Chapters 2-7 and Q&A for the midterm assignment |
| Week 9 |
(03 Nov): Explosions in the Universe 1: nova, kilonova and supernova
(deadline for the midterm assignment) |
| Week 10 |
(10 Nov): Explosions in the Universe 2: gamma-ray bursts |
| Week 11 |
(17 Nov): Explosions in the Universe 3: fast radio bursts |
| Week 12 |
(24 Nov): Remaining mysteries in the Universe 1 |
| Week 13 |
(01 Dec): Remaining mysteries in the Universe 2 |
| Week 14 |
(08 Dec): New telescopes and technologies: distribute the final assignment |
| Week 15 |
(15 Dec): Review of Chapters 9-14 and Q&A for the final assignment |
| Week 16 |
(22 Dec): Deadline for the final assignment (no need to come) |
self-directed
learning |
01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.
02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.
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