Lecture

Date

Day

1

August 27

Thursday

Introduction to the Course

2

September 1

Tuesday

Premodern Cosmology

3

September 3

Thursday

Philosophy of Science

4

September 8

Tuesday

Momentum, Energy, Gravity

5

September 10

Thursday

The Virial Relation and its Applications

6

September 15

Tuesday

Stars

7

September 17

Thursday

First Exam + lecture

8

September 22

Tuesday

Formation of the Elements

9

September 24

Thursday

Galaxies

10

September 29

Tuesday

Dark Matter

11

October 1

Thursday

Formation of Stars and Galaxies

12

October 6

Tuesday

Special Relativity

13

October 8

Thursday

Second Exam + lecture

14

October 13

Tuesday

Curved Space

15

October 15

Thursday

General Relativity

16

October 20

Tuesday

Black Holes

17

October 22

Thursday

Third Exam + lecture

18

October 27

Tuesday

Expansion of the Universe

19

October 29

Thursday

Expansion of the Universe

20

November 3

Tuesday

The Cosmic Microwave Background

21

November 5

Thursday

The Cosmic Microwave Background

22

November 10

Tuesday

Dark Energy

23

November 12

Thursday

Fourth Exam + lecture

24

November 17

Tuesday

Formation of the Elements Revisited

25

November 19

Thursday

Fluctuations and Inflation

26

November 24

Tuesday

Formation of Stars and Galaxies Revisited

~Thanksgiving~

27

December 1

Tuesday

The Early Universe

28

December 3

Thursday

Fifth Exam