Astronomy

 

Teaching plan on Astronomy for undergraduate students (The actual teaching plan published at every semester should prevail)

 

1st Academic Year

 

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

 

Course

Hours

Credits

Course

Hours

Credits

Course

Hours

Credits

 

Distinguished Lecture Series on Frontier of Sciences I

18

1

Distinguished Lecture Series on Frontier of Sciences II

18

1

Social Practice

 

 

 

Linear Algebra I

80

4

Linear Algebra II

80

4

 

 

 

 

Calculus I

80

4

Calculus II

80

4

 

 

 

 

Mechanics

60-72

3-4

Thermal Physics

60-72

3-4

 

 

 

 

College English I

32

2

College English II

32

2

 

 

 

 

Lectures on Arts and Humanities

30

1

University Writing

40

2

 

 

 

 

Physical Education I

32

1

Physical Education II

32

1

 

 

 

 

Elective English Course

32

2

Electromagnetics

60-72

3-4

 

 

 

 

Elective Course on Humanity

 

 

Elective English Course

32

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cosmic Discoveries

30

1.5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elective Course on Humanity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subtotal9 courses

18-19+

Subtotal11 courses

23.5-25.5+

 

 

 

2nd Academic Year

 

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

 

Course

Hours

Credits

Course

Hours

Credits

Course

Hours

Credits

 

Distinguished Lecture Series on Frontier of SciencesIII

18

1

Distinguished Lecture Series on Frontier of Sciences IV

18

1

Social practice

 

 

 

College English III

32

2

College English IV

32

2

 

 

 

 

CalculusIII

80

4

Atomic Physics

60-72

3-4

 

 

 

 

Experimental Physics

64

2

Fundamental Astronomy

60

3

 

 

 

 

Optics

60-72

3-4

Methods of Mathematical Physics

80

4

 

 

 

 

Fundamentals of Programming and Experiments

60

3

Physical Education IV

32

1

 

 

 

 

Physical Education III

32

1

Elective English Course

32

2

 

 

 

 

Elective English Course

32

2

Elective Course on Humanity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elective Course on Humanity

 

 

Elective Course on Astronomy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elective Course on Astronomy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

subtotal11+ courses

18-19+

subtotal9 + courses

16-17+

 

 

 

 

3rd Academic Year

 

Autumn Term

Spring Term

Summer Term

 

Course

Hours

Credits

Course

Hours

Credits

Course

Hours

Credits

 

Introduction to Stellar Physics

72

4

Introduction to Galaxies and Cosmology

72

4

Social practice

 

 

 

Practical Measuring Astrophysics

54

3

Literature Reading and Academic Writing

36

2

 

 

 

 

Electrodynamics

80

4

Building Fiber Spectrograph

48

2

 

 

 

 

Design and Implementation of Radio Telescope

48

2

Elective Course on Astronomy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Elective Course on Astronomy

 

 

Social practice

 

 

 

 

 

 

Social practice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Subtotal5 +courses

13+

Subtotal  4 +courses

8+

 

 

 

4th Academic Year

 

Autumn Term

Spring Term

 

 

Course

Hours

Credits

Course

Hours

Credits

 

 

 

 

Elective Course on Astronomy

 

 

Academic Thesis

 

15

 

 

 

 
 

Subtotal

 

Subtotal1 courses

15

 

 

 

Note:Among the 8 credits of major related elective courses, only 3-5 credits are necessary for a bachelor degree of astronomy, the rest courses are for a secondary major.