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Fall 2001 AST 381 No. 46560 |
PHY 394T No. 58230 | T & TH 12:30 - 2:30 pm |
RLM 15.216B
PROFESSOR
Paul R. Shapiro
Office: RLM 16.204
Office hours: Tuesday, 2:00 3:30
p.m.or by appointment
Phone: 471-9422 or leave word at 471-3326
shapiro381@astro.as.utexas.edu
Class Website
Textbooks: Lecture Notes;
Padmanabhan, T.2001, Galaxies and
Cosmology (Course in Theoretical Astrophysics, Vol.III)
(Cambridge Univ. Press)
Grading: Course grade
will be based upon the problem sets and student talk/lecture
notes.
Exams: None
Prerequisites: Suitable for
all beginning or advanced graduate students in astronomy or physics.
Previous course in cosmology not required. Students who have
taken AST 396C (PHY 396T) "Elements of Cosmology "
or its equivalent or plan to do so in the future will find this
course a useful complement.
Homework:
- Problem sets will be assigned.
- One end-of-semester student lecture on
a topic selected in consultation with the professor, with lecture
notes handed in.
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