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AST 376

Course Schedule

Syllabus

Courses
Course Schedule


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(HS=Help Sessions; HW=Homework)

Sep 1
Orientation/Notation, Units and Conventions
 
Sep 6-22
HS on Sep 26 (M)
HW#1 due Sep 29 (Th)
Physics of an Expanding Universe
(3 weeks)
Sep 27-Oct 13
HS on Oct 17 (M)
HW#2 due Oct 20 (Th)
The Cosmic Microwave Background
(3 weeks)
Oct 18, 20
The Origin of Light Elements
(1 week)
Oct 25, 27
HS on Oct 31 (M)
HW#3 due Nov 3 (Th)
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
(1 week)
Nov 1-10
HS on Nov 14 (M)
HW#4 due Nov 17 (Th)
Evolution of Cosmological Fluctuations
(2 weeks)
Nov 15-22
HS on Nov 21 (M)
HW#5 due Nov 29 (T)
Formation of Large-scale Structure
(1.5 weeks)
Nov 24
NO CLASS (Thanksgiving Holiday)
 
Nov 29-Dec 8
HS on Dec 5 (M)
HW#6 due Dec 8 (Th)
Cosmic Inflation
(2 weeks)

*Help sessions will be held at RLM 15.216B from 5-6pm.



 





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