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Grading
- The course grade will be evaluated on the basis of:
50% homework (5 homework assignments due Feb 18, Mar 11, Apr 1,15,29)
25% midterm (Mar 21)
25% final (May 6)
- Midterm and Final exams will be multiple-choice questions. There will be make-up examinations ONLY for
students with valid excuses. (Reasons for absence must be presented in advance of examination.) The lowest homework
score will be dropped (so you can miss one homework).
- The following grading scale will be used: 90+=A; 80-89=B; 70-79=C; 60-69=D. Any average
below 60 is failing.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: the new grading scale has been adopted: 85+=A;
75-84=B; 65-74=C; 55-64=D. Any average below 54 is failing. (Eiichiro
Komatsu; April 4)
Class Attendance
- I strongly recommend that you attend classes. The textbook covers the materials only broadly and is probably
difficult for you to understand if you only read it and do not attend classes. Although I will basically follow the contents
of the textbook, many that are not in the book will be lectured in class.
- Please sit on the front seats - do not sit in the back! I will often use chalkboard, and the lecture room is too
large for you to read what I write on the chalkboard if you sit far in the back. Also, please let me know if you cannot
read things on the chalkboard.
- Feel free to ask questions during or after lecture. Sometimes I do not notice that you are raising your hand, so
please call my name when I do not seem to recognize you.
- Please do not leave the lecture room until lecture ends.
Schedule
I encourage you to read relevant chapters before coming to class
Jan 19
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Orientation
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Jan 21
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What is Cosmology?
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Ch.1
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Jan 24,26,28
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History of Cosmology
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Ch.2,3,4
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Jan 31/Feb 2,4
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Stars
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Ch.5
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Feb 7,9,11
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Galaxies and Quasars
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Ch.6
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Feb 14,16,18
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Space and Time
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Ch.7,8,9
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HW#1
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Feb 21,23,25
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Curved Space
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Ch.10
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Feb 28/Mar 2,4
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Relativity
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Ch.11,12
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Mar 7,9,11
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Black Holes
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Ch.13
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HW#2
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Mar 14,16,19
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NO CLASS (Spring Break)
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Mar 21
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In-class Midterm Exam
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Ch.1-13
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Mar 23
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Expansion of the Universe
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Ch.14
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Mar 25
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Redshifts
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Ch.15
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Mar 28,30/Apr 1
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Cosmological Models
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Ch.16,17,18
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HW#3
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Apr 4,6,8
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Observational Cosmology
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Ch.19
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Apr 11,13,15
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The Early Universe
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Ch.20
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HW#4
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Apr 18,20,22
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Inflationary Universe
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Ch.21,22
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Apr 25
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Dark Matter and Energy
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Special Topic
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Apr 27
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The Cosmic Numbers
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Ch.23
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Apr 29
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Darkness at Night
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Ch.24
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HW#5
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May 2
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Creation of the Universe
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Ch.25
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May 4
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Life in the Universe
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Ch.26
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May 6
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In-class Final Exam
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Ch.14-26
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