Syllabus Application
What is There in the Universe: Inside the Milky Way?
NS 206
Faculty:
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester:
Fall 2025-2026
Course:
What is There in the Universe: Inside the Milky Way? - NS 206
Classroom:
FENS-G035
Level of course:
Undergraduate
Course Credits:
SU Credit:3.000, ECTS:5, Basic:5
Prerequisites:
NS 101
Corequisites:
Course Type:
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Ünal Ertan
- Email: unal@sabanciuniv.edu
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
The structures of the Milky Way starting from the solar system: the sun and the planets. Stars and star clusters. How does a star shine - stellar structure and evolution. End points of stellar evolution - black holes, white dwarfs and neutron stars. Methods of observation across the electromagnetic spectrum. Satellite observatories and space research.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Describe the physical principles that govern the motions of the planets and the stellar systems. |
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| 2. | Define the basic properties of electromagnetic radiation and spectrum. |
| 3. | Explain the basic radiation mechanism of stars. |
| 4. | Describe the methods of distance, velocity, mass and radius measurements of stars. |
| 5. | Explain the formation and evolution of stars. |
| 6. | Describe the formation of the elements inside the stars. |
| 7. | Discuss formation and properties of the end products of stellar evolution: White dwarfs, neutron stars and black holes. |
Course Objective
COURSE CONTENT:
The structures of the Milky Way, starting from the solar system: Birth of modern science, Galileo - Copernican revolution. Earth and the planets. Stars and star clusters. How does a star shine - electromagnetic spectrum, blackbody radiation, spectral lines, Doppler shift. Stellar structure and evolution - HR diagram. End points of stellar evolution: stellar explosions- supernova -white dwarfs, neutron stars, and black holes. Satellite observatories and space research.
Course Materials
Resources:
E. Chaisson & S. McMillan, ASTRONOMY TODAY, 9th Edition (e-book)
Technology Requirements:
The links and suggested reading will be given in the presentation files to be uploaded to SUCourse