Courses offered at EPFL/UNIL
| Astrophysics I, Introduction to astrophysics |
4th semester Physics section EPFL Bachelor |
F. Courbin, Prof. EPFL | ||
| Astrophysics II, Physical basics of astrophysics |
6th semester Physics section EPFL Bachelor |
P. Jablonka, Prof. EPFL | ||
| Astrophysics III, Stellar and galactic dynamics |
7th semester Physics section EPFL Master |
Y. Revaz, Dr. EPFL | ||
| Astrophysics IV, Observational cosmology |
8th semester Physics section EPFL Master |
J-P. Kneib, Prof. EPFL | ||
| History of cosmology | Université de Lausanne (UNIL) “Sciences au carré” |
P.Jablonka, Prof. EPFL |
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MOOCs
The Laboratory of Astrophysics has created two public, free online courses. The first cover the basics of astrophysics at a university level. The course is given in French, but English subtitles are available. The course website is here. The second one cover the principles of radio astronomy. It is given in English. The course website is here.
EPFL course content
Galaxy formation & evolution is about studying how galaxies in our Universe come into existence, how they evolve and what shapes their properties. This course describes the observational facts of galaxies and the various processes of galaxy evolution as seen from theoretical/numerical models.
Section of Physics
Teachers: Hirschmann Michaela
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
The aim of this course is to acquire the basic knowledge on specific dynamical phenomena related to the origin, equilibrium, and evolution of star clusters, galaxies, and galaxy clusters.
Section of Physics
Teachers: Revaz Yves
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
Cosmology is the study of the structure and evolution of the universe as a whole. This course describes the principal themes of cosmology, as seen from the point of view of observations.
Section of Physics
Teachers: Kneib Jean-Paul Richard
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
Introduction to time-variable astrophysical objects and processes, from Space Weather to stars, black holes, and galaxies. Introduction to time-series analysis, instrumentation targeting variability, and the importance of the time domain for astronomy, cosmology, and fundamental physics.
Doctoral Program in Physics
Teachers: Anderson Richard Irving
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
Give the student the basic notions that will allow him or her to have a better understanding of physical phenomena, such as the mechanics of point masses. Acquire the capacity to analyse quantitatively the consequences of these effects with appropriate theoretical tools.
Section of Life Sciences Engineering
Teachers: Kneib Jean-Paul Richard, Revaz Yves
Language: french
Academic term: 2024-2025
Students acquire the abilities to analyze physical systems through the lens of thermodynamics and statistical physics.
Section of Mechanical Engineering
Teachers: Hirschmann Michaela
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
Auditeurs
Teachers: Jablonka Pascale
Language: french
Academic term: 2024-2025
We present the role of particle physics in cosmology and in the description of astrophysical phenomena. We also present the methods and technologies for the observation of cosmic particles.
Section of Physics
Teachers: Perrina Chiara, Neronov Andrii, Savchenko Volodymyr
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
General presentation of the methods and knowledge of modern astrophysics to illustrate our perception and understanding of the universe. This course constitutes the basis for more advanced courses, but also provides general 'astrophysics' culture for any student.
Section of Physics
Teachers: Kneib Jean-Paul Richard
Language: french
Academic term: 2024-2025
This lecture presents ongoing work on how scientific questions can be tackled using machine learning. Machine learning enables extracting knowledge from data computationally and in an automatized way. We will learn on examples how this is influencing the very scientific method.
Doctoral Program in Electrical Engineering
Teachers: Mathis Alexander, Zdeborová Lenka, Harvey David Richard, Ceriotti Michele, Schwaller Philippe, Carleo Giuseppe, Bitbol Anne-Florence Raphaëlle
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025
The goal of this lab series is to practice the various theoretical frameworks acquired in the courses on a variety of robots, ranging from industrial robots to autonomous mobile robots, to robotic devices, all the way to interactive robots.
Section of Microtechnics
Teachers: Micera Silvestro, Bouri Mohamed, Sakar Mahmut Selman, Boero Giovanni, Floreano Dario, Billard Aude, Skaloud Jan, Kneib Jean-Paul Richard, Mondada Francesco
Language: english
Academic term: 2024-2025