Course:

AST 376: COSMOLOGY

Semester:

Spring 2015

Unique No.:

47425

Hours:

T, Th 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Location:

RLM 15.216B

Textbook:

(Required) Ryden, B. Introduction to Cosmology (2003) (Pearson/Addison- Wesley) ISBN 0-8053-8912-1

Exams:

There will be two exams during the semester and no final exam. Tentative Exam Dates: March 12, May 5.

Homework:

There will be required reading assignments. Problems will be assigned regularly and must be handed in. They should be handed in at the beginning of class on the due date.

Grading:

The course grade will be based on a midterm exam, a second-half exam, and the graded homework sets. All of the homework grades averaged together will be equal in weight to the exams. We will drop your lowest homework grade before we take the final average homework grade.

Instructor:

Professor Paul R. Shapiro

T.A.'s:

Bohua Li