| Week | Date | Lecture | Lab | Homework |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 08/27/2018 | Introduction and overview, astronomy basics (Amy; Sean travel) | UNIX environment | Homework |
| 2 | 09/03/2018 | Labor Day | ||
| 3 | 09/10/2018 | Introduction to Sean's astrophysics material (Sean) | Literature search and reference | Homework |
| 4 | 09/17/2018 | Gamma-ray bursts from Swift (include instrument intro) (Amy) | Latex | Homework |
| 5 | 09/24/2018 | The research process (Amy) | Proposal discussion | Homework |
| 6 | 10/01/2018 | Detector technology (Sean; Amy travel) | Detector technology lab work | Homework |
| 7 | 10/08/2018 | Simulation and programming I (Sean; Amy travel) | Python I | Homework |
| 8 | 10/15/2018 | Simulation and programming II (Sean; Amy travel) | Python II | Homework |
| 9 | 10/22/2018 | Statistical analysis(Amy) | Statistic distirbution and Likelihood analysis | Homework |
| 10 | 10/29/2018 | BAT GRB analysis (both temporal and spectral) (Amy) | Burst duration and light curve | Homework |
| 11 | 11/05/2018 | LAT analysis (Sean) | LAT analysis lab work | No homework |
| 12 | 11/12/2018 | Research project discussion (Amy; Sean travel) | Discussion of student proposals | Research project |
| 13 | 11/19/2018 | Dedicated time for research projects (Amy; Sean travel) | Individual research | Research project Research Paper |
| 14 | 11/26/2018 | Science communication | Individual research: paper draft | Research project |
| 15 | 12/03/2018 | Dedicated time for research projects | Individual research | |
| 16 | 12/10/2018 | Final Exam | Oral presentation |