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Schedule
Lecture
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Date
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Day
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Topic
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Chapters
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1
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Jan 19
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F
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Introduction
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2
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Jan 22
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M
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History of cosmology
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2-3
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3
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Jan 24
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W
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History of cosmology
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4
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4
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Jan 26
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F
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Stars
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5
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5
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Jan 29
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M
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Planets
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5
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6
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Jan 31
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W
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The Milky Way
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6
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7
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Feb 2
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F
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Galaxies
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6
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8
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Feb 5
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M
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Space and time
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9
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Feb 7
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W
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First Exam
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9
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Feb 9
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F
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Curved space
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10
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10
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Feb 12
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M
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Special relativity
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11
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11
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Feb 14
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W
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General relativity
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12, HW DUE
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12
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Feb 16
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F
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Gravitational collapse and black holes
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13
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13
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Feb 19
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M
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Center of the Milky Way
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13
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14
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Feb 21
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W
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Quasars
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13
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Feb 23
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F
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Second Exam
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15
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Feb 26
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M
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Expansion of the universe: discovery
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14
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16
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Feb 28
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W
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Redshifts and distances
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15
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17
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Mar 2
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F
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Newtonian cosmology
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16
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18
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Mar 5
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M
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Thermodynamics
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17
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19
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Mar 7
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W
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New measurements of expansion
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HW DUE
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20
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Mar 9
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F
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Topic TBD
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~SPRING BREAK~
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21
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Mar 19
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M
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Cosmological models
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18
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Mar 21
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W
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Third Exam
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22
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Mar 23
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F
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Infinity and Horizons
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21
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23
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Mar 26
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M
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Homogeneity
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21
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24
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Mar 28
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W
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Perturbations
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Not in text
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25
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Mar 30
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F
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The large scale structure
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Not in text
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26
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Apr 2
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M
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Gravitational lensing and dark matter
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Not in text
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Apr 4
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W
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Fourth Exam
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19, 20
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27
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Apr 6
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F
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How did it all begin?
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19, 20
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28
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Apr 9
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M
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The early universe and the Big Bang
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19, 20
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29
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Apr 11
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W
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Particles and matter
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19, 20, HW DUE
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30
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Apr 13
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F
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Cosmic microwave background
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19, 20
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31
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Apr 16
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M
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Dark ages, first objects
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Not in text
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Apr 18
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W
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Fifth Exam
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32
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Apr 20
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F
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Problems of cosmology
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21
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33
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Apr 23
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M
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Inflation
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22
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34
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Apr 25
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W
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Cosmic numbers
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23
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35
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Apr 27
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F
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Discoveries to keep an eye for
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Not in text
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36
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Apr 30
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M
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Darkness at night
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24
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May 2
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W
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Sixth Exam
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37
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May 4
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F
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Uniqueness, "anthropic principle," etc.
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25
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