Astronomy 682
Introduction to Cosmology
Mo We Fr 1:30pm - 2:48pm, 1008 McPherson Lab
Course Instructor: Prof. Barbara Ryden
Office: 4035 McPherson Lab
Office Hours: Mo We 9:30am - noon, or by appointment
Phone: 292-4562
On-Line Information
Wednesday, January 3: Introductory Comments, Olbers' Paradox
Friday, January 5: Fundamental Observations
Monday, January 8: Newton Versus Einstein
Wednesday, January 10: Newton and the Expanding Universe
Friday, January 12: Observable Properties, Equations of State
Monday, January 15: NO CLASS
Wednesday, January 17: Model Universes and How They Grow
Friday, January 19: The Cosmological Constant
Monday, January 22: Universes with Matter & Curvature
Wednesday, January 24: Universes with Matter & Lambda
Friday, January 26: We Seek the Holy Grail
Monday, January 29: The Distances to Galaxies
Wednesday, January 31: Supernovae as Standard Candles
Friday, February 2: First Act Finale
Monday, February 5: MIDTERM
Wednesday, February 7: The Evidence for Dark Matter
Friday, February 9: Dark Matter - What Is It?
Monday, February 12: Cosmic Microwave Background - History & Prehistory
Wednesday, February 14: Origin of the Cosmic Microwave Background
Friday, February 16: Anisotropy of the Cosmic Microwave Background
Monday, February 19: The Early Universe
Wednesday, February 21: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis - Buildup
Friday, February 23: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis - Payoff
Monday, February 26: Serpents in the Garden - Flatness & Horizon Problems
Wednesday, February 28: Slaying the Serpents - Effects of Inflation
Friday, March 2: The Physics Behind Inflation
Monday, March 5: Gravitational Instability and Large Scale Structure
Wednesday, March 7: Gravitational Instability in an Expanding Universe
Friday, March 9: Grand Finale
The course grade will be determined from the problem sets, the
midterm, and the final exam.
See the course syllabus
for more details on exams and the makeup and grading policies.
Midterm: Monday, Feb. 5, in class
Final Exam: Monday, March 12, 1:30-3:18 pm
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