What you'll learn

This course will get you started working with data from LIGO and Virgo

  • Introduction to gravitational wave science

  • "Hands-on" programming examples

  • Tools to find binary black holes in real data

  • Learn more at https://gw-openscience.org

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Overview and setup

    • Welcome!

    • Software Setup

    • Working with Tutorials
  • 2

    GW Detectors

    • Gravitational Wave Detectors - Lecture by Jenne Driggers
  • 3

    Data Access

    • Public Data - Lecture by Martin Beroiz

    • Tutorial 1.1

    • Video Help for Tutorial 1.1

    • Activity for Tutorial 1.1
  • 4

    Working with GWpy

    • Data Quality by Sidd Soni

    • Tutorial 1.2

    • Activity for tutorial 1.2

    • Tutorial 1.3

    • Activity for tutorial 1.3
  • 5

    CBC Sources and Searches

    • Physics of Compact Binary Coalescence by Maya Fishbach

    • Tutorial 1.4

    • Activity for Tutorial 1.4

    • CBC Searches by Becca Ewing

    • Tutorial 2.1

    • Activity for Tutorial 2.1

    • Tutorial 2.2

    • Activity for Tutorial 2.2

    • Tutorial 2.3

    • Activity for Tutorial 2.3
  • 6

    CBC Parameter Estimation and Skymaps

    • Parameter Estimation by Aditya Vijaykumar

    • Tutorial 3.1

    • Activity for Tutorial 3.1

    • Tutorial 3.2

    • Activity for Tutorial 3.2
  • 7

    Data Challenge

    • Data Challenge

    • Try the data challenge!

    • Submit Your Data Challenge Solution
  • 8

    Feedback

    • We'd like to hear from you