Physics & Astronomy 650 Research Methods provides useful tools and perspectives on how advanced scientific research is conducted. It is usually taught by a team of faculty who bring their own experience and interests to the class for part of the semester.
In the Spring Term of 2021 the course is taught by Associate Professor Holwerda. Please see his course links on Blackboard for more information and support. The content of this class will vary each semester it is offered, and may focus on any area of physics or astrophysics.
In the Spring Term 2018 the course concerned primarily computing methods used in physics and astronomy research. It will be broadly applicable for graduate students who are engaged in doctoral level research in the physical sciences and engineering. The content described here was for the 5-week portion of the course taught by Professor Kielkopf and deals primarily with Python and javascript applied to data analysis, astrophysics and optics.