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The use of scientific methods in archaeological research is an ever-growing field that has in many ways revolutionised our knowledge of the past. Much of the current methodological development is linked to bioarchaeology and concerns…

In this course you will learn more about the structure and evolution of stars. The course contains amongst others: an overview of the different phases of the evolution of a star, the magnitude system and using it for stellar astronomy, the…

The course contains the following parts: Newtonian gravitation and dynamics. Reference systems and units. Galactic coordinates. Astrometry and the determination of the distance, the motion and distribution. The HR…

The course contains the following parts: Basic probability theory and statistics. The concept of probability, probability distributions and Bayes' theorem. Sampling, moments, correlation, and order statistics. Graphical presentation of…

The course treats: • Differential equation based modelling: Numerical methods to solve ODEs and convergence order. Applications to for instance predicting the spread of diseases and cell programming will be used. • MCMC based modelling…

BERN02. The overall learning outcome for the course is to let the students work with and combine two fields for data analysis in computational science: reproducible work flows and statistical learning. This includes to be able to…

Mathematical modelling is an essential tool within earth system sciences to understand processes and test hypotheses. For example, hypotheses related to ongoing climate changes are tested with models, and the estimated impacts of future…

Recent development in machine learning have led to a surge of interest in artificial neural networks (ANN). New efficient algorithms and increasingly powerful hardware has made it possible to create very complex and high-performing ANNs…

In this course you will learn how mathematical and computational physics methods can be applied to biological problems. Topics include deterministic and stochastic simulations of biochemical systems, population models, spatial models and…

The course treats: Important concepts in uncertainty quantification (UQ), such as verification vs. validation, intrusive vs. non-intrusive, and forward vs. inverse UQ Numerical discretisation for PDEs with random parameters: stochastic…

This course is intended to present some aspects of biology from a physics perspective. Among the topics covered are: cell structure, random walks and diffusion, entropic forces, chemical forces, macromolecules, and molecular mechanisms and…

Nature is complex and often several factors interact also in seemingly simple processes. Models are useful tools to disentangle complicated relationships, to build a comprehensive description of a process, or simply to present your own…

Content: Introduction to R, binomial-, poisson- and normal distribution, descriptive statistics and graphs, hypotheses testing, t-test, ANOVAs, correlation, regression, multiple and non-linear regression, chi-square, G-tests, log-linear…

Over the last decades, global growth dynamics have shifted towards the economies of the non-Western world. The world is no longer divided between the West and the Rest. Nor is the Rest to the same extent marked by stagnation. In the course…

This course studies historical processes of growth, convergence and divergence in the global economy over the past two centuries. Two major approaches are applied. One takes its point of departure in theories of economic growth, basically…

The course consists of two parts: (1) Demographic methods and (2) Theories and evidence on global demographic transitions in an historical perspective. In the first part, basic demographic measures and concepts are discussed, such as…

This course explores and explains the processes of rapid industrialisation and socio-economic modernisation in China and the Asia Pacific drawing on a historically –comparative institutional approach. Fundamental factors and forces behind…

This course covers several areas of innovation economics, such as their characteristics, their driving forces of innovation and how innovation affects economic growth. It covers several sub-themes, such as: Market structures and innovation…

The first part of the course is an overview of the population debate over the past 50 years and its intellectual roots. This part includes theories explaining both the influence of population growth on economic, social, and environmental…

The content of the course is presented through a combination of teaching, literature and learning tools developed by the instructors. Modern economic growth is often represented by the idea that living standards can continue to rise,…

The content of the course is delimited of both teaching and literature. Historical evidence suggests that the quality and efficiency of a country’s institutions, such as law enforcement, property rights, and civil rights, are significant…

Economists and economic historians are increasingly aware that the process of economic growth is complex and often characterized by path dependency. There is also increasing attention for variation in institutional settings and their…

Students gain advanced knowledge of migration theories, integration processes, and policy impacts across historical and contemporary contexts. The course covers migration to industrialised nations, within developing regions, and equips…

Students who have finished the BA course in English (ENGK03) can also take this course as a fee-standing course. The course can be an elective course within ENGX64 (English: Linguistic specialisation (91-120 credits)). This is a course…

Description This course is obligatory for students in the master's programme in languages and linguistics specialising in English. It can also be an elective course for other students within the same programme. Students who have finished…

This course is an introduction to the rapidly growing field of Corpus Linguistics. Corpus Linguistics (CL) is a method to retrieve data to study natural occurring language in different contexts. Retrieval of data is usually carried out…

The course introduces the general principles and properties which characterise possible sound systems in human languages. It covers principles of phonological representation, including sound categorization, lexical contrast, and…

The course presents an overview of the sounds of the world's languages starting from the phonetic capabilities of man. Different aspects covered are linguistic phonetics, phonetic and phonological universals, phonetic typology, areal…

Various aspects of the function and use of the voice are central to the content of the course. The causality between laryngeal anatomy and its function and the resulting variation in tonal level and voice quality is of major concern. In…

The overall purpose of the course is that the student independently should conduct a scientific project within a well-definied sub-field of physics. The student chooses, in consultation with the supervisor and examiner, an…

The course aims at answering these questions by means of linking generic physical principles to a wide range of experimental cases – for example, "scattering" is used in macroscopic studies of materials as well as in the microcosmos…

In this course the students shall learn to apply Maxwell's equations to study the generation, propagation, and absorption of electromagnetic radiation. In particular, antennas, synchrotron radiation, wave-guides, and dispersion are…

Quantum Mechanics is basic for all modern physics. This course gives you a deeper understanding of quantum mechanics that all physicists need, whether you are experimentalist and theoretician. You will learn how to handle typical…

In this course you will learn about Einstein's theory of gravitation, the mathematics necessary for its understanding and some of its applications within physics and astronomy. Among the topics treated are special relativity, tensors in…

This course is intended to expand the mathematical tool-kit and give further insights into areas like analytic functions, special functions, ordinary and partial differential equations, Fourier and Laplace transforms, and Green’s functions.

This course is intended to give practical and theoretical insights inte common methods for numerical calculations in physics, e.g., C++ programming, numerical integration, random numbers and Monte Carlo methods.

Applied work, FYSP10, is a physics project work given at the second cycle, typically as an internship in a company or elsewhere, but can also be done at 51ÖØ¿ÚÁÔÆæ. It does not result in a degree. 

The course provides a substantial introduction to the interaction of X-rays with matter and its applications, with an emphasis on diffraction and imaging. The course gives a solid understanding of the methods used at synchrotron radiation…

The course provides an introduction to modern neutron science. The main focus of the course will be on neutron scattering and how these methods can be applied to scientific questions, focusing on examples drawn from physics. This will be…

The course covers theoretical models for the structure and reactions of atomic nuclear, as well as experiments in nuclear physics and their scientific applications. The course also includes computer and experiment laboratory exercises in…

The methods covered in the course grasp spatial scales from microscopic cellular level, through the macroscopic photomigration regime to remote sensing of our biosphere. For enhanced understanding and to gain practical know-how, the…

The course intends to provide theoretical and practical knowledge of the many powerful methods, as modern atom and molecular spectroscopy offer respect both basic studies and practical applications. The course is given by the Faculty of…

The aim of the course is to convey deep understanding of how light interacts with strongly scattering media with focus on medical diagnostics and therapy. The course is arranged around a project with an open problem setting. The course is…

The focus will be on modern material and process techniques currently used in nanotechnology, such as electron beam lithography, scanning electron microscopy, etching, etc. In the laboratory part of the course, the students will have…