Msc IUCAA

Hey , Would you please give here syllabus for M.Sc. Courses of IUCAA offered at Pune University , I am looking to getting the same ?

[Rajkumar Agarwal]

As per your request here I am giving you syllabus for M.Sc. Courses of IUCAA offered at Pune University.

Syllabus for M.Sc. Courses of IUCAA at Pune University:

Papers I and II of the third and fourth semesters of the MSc program in Physics of IUCAA offered at Pune University.

Astronomy and Astrophysics I

Module 1: 3 credits (30 lectures, 15 T/S/D)

Overview of the universe

Physics of astrophysics
gravity
adiative processe
gas dynamic

Module 2: 1 credit (10 lectures, 5 T/S/D)

Stellar physics

Module 3: 1 credit (10 lectures, 5 T/S/D)

Galactic physics

Astronomy and Astrophysics II

Module 1: 3 credits (30 lectures, 15 T/S/D)
General relativity
pprinciples of relativity
geometrical framework of general relativity
solutions to Einstein's equations and their properties

Module 2: 2 credits (20 lectures, 10 T/S/D)

Cosmology
cosmological models
physical cosmology and the early universe

Experiments :
1. Temperature of artificial star by photometry
2. Characteristics of a CCD camera
3. Solar limb darkening effect
4. Polar alignment of an astronomical telescope
5. Estimating the relative magnitude of a group of stars by a CCD camera
6. Atmospheric extinction for different colours
7. Differential photometry of a programme star versus a standard star
8. Effective temperature of a star by B-V photometry
9. Night sky brightness with a photometer
10. Distance to the moon by parallax
11. Calibration of a 1420 MHz radio receiver and spectrometer
12. Detection of the 21-cm line of neutral hydrogen from our galaxy
13. Distance to a Cepheid variable
14. Variability of delta Scuti type stars
15. Variability of RS CVn binaries
16. Polarization of day/moon light

Contact :
The Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics
Pune University Campus, Ganeshkhind, Pune, Maharashtra 411007
020 2560 4100