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AST 396C/PHY 394T Syllabus

Fall 2014

Course Title:

"Elements of Cosmology"

Course Number:

AST 396C

(Unique No. 48680)

PHY 394T

(Unique No. 58375)

Hours:

Tu, Th

11:00 - 12:30 p.m.

Location:

RLM 5.104

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.

Instructor:

Professor Paul R. Shapiro

Office:

RLM 16.204

Phone:

471-9422

Email:

shapiro@astro.as.utexas.edu

Office Hours:

after class or by appointment

Prerequisites:

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

 

Course Outline

cosmological timeline large scale structure sombrero galaxy