AST 309R - Galaxies, Quasars, & Universe

Courses

Schedule

I encourage you to read relevant chapters before coming to class

Jan 17		Orientation / What Is Cosmology?	Ch.1
Jan 19		History of Cosmology	Ch.2,3,4
Jan 24,26		Stars	Ch.5
Jan 31/Feb 2		Galaxies and Quasars	Ch.6
Feb 7		First Exam	Ch.1-6
Feb 9,14		Space and Time	Ch.7,8,9,10
Feb 16,21,23		Relativity	Ch.11,12
Feb 28		Second Exam	Ch.7-12
Mar 2,7		Black Holes	Ch.13
Mar 9		Expansion of the Universe	Ch.14
Mar 14,16	NO CLASS (Spring Break)
Mar 21		Redshifts	Ch.15
Mar 23		Third Exam	Ch.13-14
Mar 28,30		Cosmological Models	Ch.16,17,18
Apr 4,6		Observational Cosmology	Ch.19
Apr 11		Forth Exam	Ch.15-19
Apr 13,18		The Early Universe	Ch.20
Apr 20		Fifth Exam	Ch.20
Apr 25		Inflationary Universe	Ch.21,22
Apr 27		Dark Matter and Energy	Special Topic
May 2		Darkness at Night	Ch.24
May 4		Sixth Exam	Ch.21,22,24

27 March 2006
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