Computational Astrophysics – Lecture Notes
Summer semester 2015 at Universität Heidelberg.
Course material
Version of April 8, 2015.
Note: this material is in a preliminary state and still contains many typos.
Corrections are welcome.
(In order to reduce the file size, the movies shown in the course are not included.)
Download the slides shown in the lecture (PDF)
A printable version of the slides (PDF)
Homework problems
You can work on the programming parts of the assignments on our IPython notebook server.
- Assignment 1
- Assignment 2
- Assignment 3
- Assignment 4
- Assignment 5 (PM code, only needed if you are not using our IPython notebook server)
- Assignment 6 (TreeGrav code, not needed for the actual exercise, just for better understanding)
- Assignment 7
About HITS
HITS, the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies, was established in 2010 by physicist and SAP co-founder Klaus Tschira (1940-2015) and the Klaus Tschira Foundation as a private, non-profit research institute. HITS conducts basic research in the natural, mathematical, and computer sciences. Major research directions include complex simulations across scales, making sense of data, and enabling science via computational research. Application areas range from molecular biology to astrophysics. An essential characteristic of the Institute is interdisciplinarity, implemented in numerous cross-group and cross-disciplinary projects. The base funding of HITS is provided by the Klaus Tschira Foundation.
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