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Grading
- The course grade will be evaluated on the basis of exams. The lowest exam
score will be dropped, and the remaining 5 exams will be counted towards the
grade. Each exam contributes to 20% of the final grade.
- The following grading scale will be used: 90+=A; 80-89=B; 70-79=C; 60-69=D.
Any average below 60 is failing.
Class Attendance
- I strongly recommend that you attend classes. The textbook covers the materials
only broadly and is probably difficult for you to understand if you only read it and
do not attend classes. Although I will basically follow the contents of the textbook,
many that are not in the book will be lectured in class.
- Please sit on the front seats - do not sit in the back! I will often use chalkboard,
and the lecture room is too large for you to read what I write on the chalkboard if you
sit far in the back. Also, please let me know if you cannot read things on the
chalkboard
- Feel free to ask questions during or after lecture. Sometimes I do not notice that
you are raising your hand, so please call my name when I do not seem to recognize
you.
- Please do not leave the lecture room until lecture ends.
- Of course, you are not allowed to read newspapers, magazines or books that are
unrelated to the course. You may use your laptops to take notes, but don't ever use
it for computer games during the lecture!
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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