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Astronomical Computing

ASTR4004 / ASTR8004

Who: Christoph Federrath (1st half of the course)

Where: Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Duffield Lecture Theatre and Online (Zoom: Meeting ID: 858 8746 1060; password on Wattle)

When: 2nd semester 2024, Tuesdays and Thursdays, lectorial+tutorial: 13:00-14:30, drop-in session: 14:30-15:00

Student representatives: Olivia Walters (ASTR4004), Axelle Raffin (ASTR8004)

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Course notes and resources

For this course you will need access to a computer with Linux-based shell (e.g., Bash) and program capabilities. The first few sessions and assignment will be about Bash. You will also need access to python 3. Please refer to the 'Prerequisites' in the Course Script below, for more information and/or contact your IT department for help with software and access. Moreover, you will need a computer account at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics; see computer account form below. This is necessary for access to compute servers at RSAA, as some of the course involves remote and parallel computing. Please contact RSAA IT for account creation. When doing so, please explicitly request access to RSAA severs via the VPN (Global Protect).

Assignments/Exam

Assessment of the course is based on 4 assignments plus an exam, with each of these 5 assessment components contributing 20% to the total course credit. This information and more is also available on the class summary webpages for ASTR4004 and ASTR8004.

Please submit your assignment solutions by the assignment due date. Note that late submissions are possible, but will get a penalty of 5% of the credit per working day, up to a maximum of 5 working days, at which point you would not get credit for the assignment. Please find more detailed information on course assessment procedures and policies.

Note on collaboration and team work for solving assignments

Collaboration and team work is strongly encouraged, especially when you need help with solving an assignment. If you feel that you cannot solve an assignment completely on your own, please do reach out to your fellow students for help to improve your basic understanding, by discussing the assignment. You are also encouraged to ask and discuss during the drop-in/tutorial sessions. However, this should not lead to producing identical assignment solutions. Ultimately, you must work through, understand, and answer the assignment questions on your own, and not simply copy from other students' work. Please also note the information on ANU policies regarding best practice principles and types of academic misconduct.

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