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Astronomy 396C/Physics 394T - Fall 2008
ELEMENTS OF COSMOLOGY
TTh 11:00 - 12:30 · RLM 15.216B · Unique No. Ast-49660/ Phys-61280


Professor

Paul Shapiro

Office: RLM 16.204
Hours: TBA
Phone: (512) 471-9422
email


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Syllabus - pdf

Textbooks: Weinberg, S. 2008 Cosmology (Oxford University Press)

Exams: None

Homework: (1) Problem sets will be assigned. (2) One end-of-semester student lecture on a topic selected in consultation with the professor, with lecture notes handed in.

Grading: Course grade will be based upon the problem sets and student talk/lecture notes.

Prerequisites: Suitable for all beginning or advanced graduate students in astronomy or physics. Previous course in cosmology not required.

 






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