Doing Astrophysics using Python

This is a repository for the course "Doing Astrophysics using Python" offered at National Central University at the first semester of academic year 2025 (from September 2025 to December 2025).

About this course

• Basic information about the course
  • course ID: PH3066
  • course name
    • course name in English: Doing Astrophysics using Python
    • course name in Chinese: 用 Python 做天文物理
  • classroom: S4-202
  • time: from 13:00 to 15:50 on Wednesday
  • instructor: Kinoshita Daisuke
    • emergency contact address: https://www.instagram.com/daisuke23888/
  • things you need to bring to the classrooms
    • laptop computer or tablet computer
    • notebook and pens
    • mobile phone
  • Course web page: https://s3b.astro.ncu.edu.tw/appy_202509/

Online resources

Here is a list of online resources for this course.

• course web page: https://s3b.astro.ncu.edu.tw/appy_202509/
  • The lecture notes can be downloaded from above web page.
• GitHub repository: https://github.com/kinoshitadaisuke/ncu_doing_astrophysics_using_python_202509
  • A set of sample Python scripts for this course can be downloade from above web page.

To download a set of sample Python scripts for this course, try following command.

git clone https://github.com/kinoshitadaisuke/ncu_doing_astrophysics_using_python_202509.git

Schedule

Date	Time	Session Number	Session Name
03/Sep/2025	13:00-13:50	00	Executing a Python script
03/Sep/2025	14:00-15:50	01	Basic Python programming
10/Sep/2025	13:00-15:50	02	Importing and using Python modules
17/Sep/2025	13:00-15:50	03	Using Numpy for calculations
24/Sep/2025	13:00-15:50	04	Visualisation of data using Matplotlib
01/Oct/2025	13:00-15:50	05	Scientific calculations and analyses using SciPy
08/Oct/2025	13:00-15:50	06	Building and querying relational database using Python
15/Oct/2025	13:00-15:50	---	no class due to spring break
15/Oct/2025	13:00-15:50	07	Astronomical calculations using Astropy
22/Oct/2025	13:00-15:50	08	Blackbody radiation
29/Oct/2025	13:00-15:50	09	Distribution of asteroids, stars, and galaxies
05/Nov/2025	13:00-15:50	---	no class
12/Nov/2025	13:00-15:50	10	Hubble diagram and expansion of the Universe
19/Nov/2025	13:00-15:50	11	Estimating ages of star clusters
26/Dec/2025	13:00-15:50	12	Periodicity analysis of astronomical time-series data
03/Dec/2025	13:00-15:50	13	Source extraction and image alignment of astronomical images
10/Dec/2025	13:00-15:50	14	Planetary motion and orbital integration
17/Dec/2025	13:00-15:50	15	Classification of astronomical objects using machine learning

Jupyter Notebook files

• Session 00
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1idiEdT0a2GgnKdUNethjw3eU_ftoEmF_?usp=sharing
• Session 01
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ohCCySyOToUrR2zV-RHFC8RH0-Kiz5hu?usp=sharing
• Session 02
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/157cBm3hg0eQ2PVzbwcCPCD8YuG3AOwb5?usp=sharing
• Session 03
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1MJPg1JF91zJR-CZksinUgeZONSO5RLf8?usp=sharing
• Session 04
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1960fjZWt21l05bcno98FERFCvkfSyXXz?usp=sharing
• Session 05
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1Hs1ybs028aYUqKt1ILMR5uDRB62ZB4kw?usp=sharing
• Session 06
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/15bLMcip8gd0uySwt507bl4m1p6l62Dbk?usp=sharing
• Session 07
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1o-80_BSA10bHLb-kPWP7w5kjG0cMq1HZ?usp=sharing
• Session 08
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ZoVZwfJFtTQyqTfPRgtAJPqzHJIgYOGh?usp=sharing
• Session 09
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1U0lPMeDVvWmhEfbsYd6Bi9w--Xj-WW8t?usp=sharing
• Session 10
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1k2fmmVGUPFi9hL7K21UZ_0wyKxbLoxgZ?usp=sharing
• Session 11
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1ykVm2pndjfZ7B4wAOo-K1Bp0zRnqKWlc?usp=sharing
• Session 12
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/18HH44XzCmQU9usK7KilF52PctkUlXkar?usp=sharing
• Session 13
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1TGy9IAlU04087sxO0YmsGgc7hFwHCTYz?usp=sharing
• Session 14
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/16LFDxsnM4-tx-KtdAfQMpYQsQ3KQbSXN?usp=sharing
• Session 15
  • https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1KigqQKeLGTV0FULeUr5h5g6EDbdQHhaJ?usp=sharing