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AST 376

Course Schedule

Syllabus

Courses
Course Schedule


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(HS=Help Sessions; HW=Homework)

Aug 31
Orientation/Notation, Units and Conventions
 
Sep 5-21
HS on Sep 26 (T)
HW#1 due Sep 28 (Th)
Physics of an Expanding Universe
(3 weeks)
Sep 26-Oct 12
HS on Oct 17 (T)
HW#2 due Oct 19 (Th)
The Cosmic Microwave Background
(3 weeks)
Oct 17, 19
The Origin of Light Elements
(1 week)
Oct 24, 26
HS on Oct 31 (T)
HW#3 due Nov 2 (Th)
Dark Matter and Dark Energy
(1 week)
Oct 31-Nov 9
HS on Nov 14 (T)
HW#4 due Nov 16 (Th)
Evolution of Cosmological Fluctuations
(2 weeks)
Nov 14-21
HS on Nov 21 (T)
HW#5 due Nov 28 (Th)
Formation of Large-scale Structure
(1.5 weeks)
Nov 23
NO CLASS (Thanksgiving Holiday)
 
Nov 28-Dec 7
HS on Dec 5 (T)
HW#6 due Dec 7 (Th)
Cosmic Inflation
(2 weeks)

*Help sessions will be held at RLM 15.216B from 5-6pm, which replaces Dr. Komatsu's office hour.



 





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