New developments in astrophysics and theoretical physics - NTMF101

• Title: New developments in astrophysics and theoretical physics
• Guaranteed by: Institute of Theoretical Physics (32-UTF)
• Faculty: Faculty of Mathematics and Physics
• Actual: from 2020
• Semester: both
• E-Credits: 2
• Hours per week, examination: 0/1, C [HT]
• Capacity: unlimited
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Additional information: http://utf.mff.cuni.cz/vyuka/NTMF101
• Note: you can enroll for the course repeatedly; you can enroll for the course in winter and in summer semester
• Guarantor: doc. Mgr. Ondřej Pejcha, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): doc. Mgr. Ondřej Pejcha, Ph.D.
• Classification: Physics > Astronomy and Astrophysics, Theoretical and Math. Physics
• Comes under: Doporučené přednášky 2/2

Annotation

English

The goal of the class colloquially known as “science coffee” is to simultaneously learn how to read, understand, and discuss scientific papers, to stay in touch with developments in the world of theoretical physics and astrophysics, and to develop and maintain cohesion between the students and the faculty. “Science coffee” meets twice per week for 30 minutes. Every meeting typically covers 2-3 items such as new paper from arxiv.org, nature.com or sciencemag.com, new paper by local authors, review of conference participation, or a recent event of general scientific interest.

Last update: Houfek Karel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (11.05.2018)

Czech

Předmět neformálně označovaný jako “science coffee” má několik cílů: tříbení schopnosti rychlého přečtení a porozumění vědeckému článku, diskuze vědeckých výsledků, přehled novinek v astrofyzice a teoretické fyzice a pěstování vazeb mezi studenty a zaměstnanci. “Science coffee” se schází dvakrát týdně po dobu 30 minut. Každá schůzka typicky pokryje 2 až 3 položky jako nový článek z arxiv.org, nature.com nebo sciencemag.com, nový článek některého z účastníků, přehled novinek z konferencí nebo jiné zajímavé novinky.

Last update: Houfek Karel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (11.05.2018)

Course completion requirements

Credit is awarded for attending more than half of meetings and presentation of two papers in the semester.

Last update: Houfek Karel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (11.05.2018)

Literature

"Science coffee at Charles University" at https://www.benty-fields.com/manage_jc?groupid=380

Last update: Pejcha Ondřej, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (04.03.2021)

Teaching methods

The format of the meeting is different from a more traditional Journal Club in the sense that more emphasis is placed on discussion rather than presentation. When discussing a paper, the point is to give broader context and convey the main argument of a paper, including the discussion of 1-2 main figures. The paper should be critically evaluated to reveal possible inadequacies (incorrect assumptions, missing physical effects, selections effects, misintepretation of the data, etc.).

We are meeting on Zoom at https://cesnet.zoom.us/j/97505053866?pwd=a01sWVU0YjlVNkVhK3E4TkZQY1VHZz09

Last update: Pejcha Ondřej, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (27.09.2024)

Syllabus

To simultaneously learn how to read, understand, and discuss scientific papers, to stay in touch with developments in the world of theoretical physics and astrophysics, and to develop and maintain cohesion between the students and the faculty.

Last update: Houfek Karel, doc. RNDr., Ph.D. (19.05.2024)