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Galaxies: Structure, Dynamics, and Evolution (Spring 2026)

SCHEDULE

Note: The schedule is subject to change. Check back for changes and updates

Semester Timeline
Date Topic pdf of lecture supplemental reading sections in book
Feb 2Introduction and Galaxy Formation BasicsHereHereBT1.1,BT1.3,MvdBW2.3,MvdBW3.1,MvdBW3.2,MvdBW5.1,MvdBW8.4
Feb 5No Practical Session
Feb 9Disk Galaxies (I)HereHereBT2.7,MvdBW11.1,MvdBW11.3
Feb 12Disk Galaxies (II)HereHereBT3.3,BT6.1,BT6.2,MvdBW11.5,MvdBW11.6
Feb 16Disk Galaxies (III) and Collisionless Stellar DynamicsHereHereBT6.2,BT6.3
Feb 19Practical Session - Board Work + Problem Set 1
Feb 23Collisionless Stellar DynamicsHereHereBT1.2,BT3.1,BT4.1,BT4.7,MvdBW5.4
Feb 26Solving Collisionless Boltzmann Equation / Jeans EquationsHereHereBT4.2,BT4.8,MvdBW13.1,MvdBW11.6
Mar 2No Lecture
Mar 5No Practical Session
Mar 9Elliptical Galaxies (I)HereHereBT8.1,MvdBW5.5,MvdBW12.3,MvdBW13.4
Mar 12Practical Session - Problem Set 1+2
Mar 16No Lecture
Mar 19No Practical Session
Mar 23Dark Matter HalosHereHereMvdBW7.5,MvdBW7.2
Mar 26Practical Session - Problem Set 2+3 - Paper Presentations
Mar 30Large Scale StructureHereHereMvdBW7.4,MvdBW2.7,MvDBW2.5
Apr 2Practical Session - Problem Set 3+4 - Paper Presentations
Apr 13Galaxy Stellar PopulationsHereHereMvDBW10.3
Apr 16Practical Session - Paper Presentations
Apr 20Lessons from Large Galaxy Samples at z<0.2 and from z=1 to z=0.2HereHereMvDBW2.4
Apr 23Lessons from Galaxy Samples at z>0.2 and z~3HereHereMvDBW2.6
Apr 27Holiday
Apr 30Practical Session - Paper Presentations
May 4Cosmic SFR History / Galaxy Evolution at z>5Here
May 7Practical Session - Problem Set 5+6 - Paper Presentations
May 11Galaxies at z>7 / ReviewHere
Jun 4Final Exam
Jun 26Retake Exam