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Schedule
I encourage you to read relevant chapters before coming to class
Jan 17
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Orientation / What Is Cosmology?
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Ch.1
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Jan 19
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History of Cosmology
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Ch.2,3,4
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Jan 24,26
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Stars
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Ch.5
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Jan 31/Feb 2
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Galaxies and Quasars
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Ch.6
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Feb 7
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First Exam
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Ch.1-6
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Feb 9,14
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Space and Time
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Ch.7,8,9,10
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Feb 16,21,23
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Relativity
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Ch.11,12
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Feb 28
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Second Exam
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Ch.7-12
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Mar 2,7
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Black Holes
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Ch.13
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Mar 9
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Expansion of the Universe
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Ch.14
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Mar 14,16
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NO CLASS (Spring Break)
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Mar 21
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Redshifts
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Ch.15
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Mar 23
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Third Exam
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Ch.13-14
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Mar 28,30
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Cosmological Models
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Ch.16,17,18
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Apr 4,6
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Observational Cosmology
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Ch.19
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Apr 11
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Forth Exam
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Ch.15-19
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Apr 13,18
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The Early Universe
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Ch.20
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Apr 20
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Fifth Exam
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Ch.20
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Apr 25
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Inflationary Universe
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Ch.21,22
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Apr 27
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Dark Matter and Energy
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Special Topic
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May 2
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Darkness at Night
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Ch.24
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May 4
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Sixth Exam
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Ch.21,22,24
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