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Schedule
Schedule for printing (pdf)
I encourage you to read relevant chapters of the text book, "Cosmology", by Edward Harrison,
before coming to class, so that you can participate in class activities more actively. Class participation
is counted as extra credits.
"No O.H." means that Komatsu's office hour will be canceled on these dates.
Jan 14 (M)
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Expansion of the universe
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Ch.14
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Jan 16 (W)
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Redshifts
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Ch.15
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Jan 18 (F)
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Cosmic center & Cosmic edge
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Ch.7,8
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Jan 21 (M)
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Jan 23 (W)
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Horizons in the universe
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Ch.21
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Jan 25 (F)
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Horizons in the universe
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continued
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Jan 28 (M)
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First exam
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Ch.14,15
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Jan 30 (W)
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TBA
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Feb 1 (F)
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Second exam
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Ch.7,8,21
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Feb 4 (M)
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Darkness at night
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Ch.24
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Feb 6 (W)
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Newtonian cosmology
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Ch.16
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Feb 8 (F)
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Newtonian cosmology
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continued
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Feb 11 (M)
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Cosmic box
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Ch.17
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Feb 13 (W)
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Curved space
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Ch.10
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Feb 15 (F)
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Curved space
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continued
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Feb 18 (M)
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Many universes
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Ch.18
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Feb 20 (W)
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Many universes
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continued
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Feb 22 (F)
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Third Exam
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Ch.24,16,17
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Feb 25 (M)
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Observational cosmology
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Ch.19
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Feb 27 (W)
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Observational cosmology
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continued
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Feb 29 (F)
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Observational cosmology
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continued
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Mar 3 (M)
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Dark matter
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Special topic
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Mar 5 (W)
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Dark energy
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Special topic
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Mar 7 (F)
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Fourth exam
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Ch.10,18,19
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Spring Break
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Mar 17 (M)
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Early universe
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Ch.20
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Mar 19 (W)
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Early universe
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continued
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Mar 21 (F)
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Early universe
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continued
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Mar 24 (M)
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Inflation
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Ch.22
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Mar 26 (W)
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Fifth exam
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Ch.20+Special topics
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Mar 28 (F)
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Inflation
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continued
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Mar 31 (M)
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Inflation
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continued
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Apr 2 (W)
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Space and time
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Ch. 9
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Apr 4 (F)
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Space and time
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continued
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Apr 7 (M)
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Special Relativity
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Ch.11
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Apr 9 (W)
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Sixth exam
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Ch.9,22
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Apr 11 (F)
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Special Relativity
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continued
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Apr 14 (M)
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General Relativity
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Ch.12
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Apr 16 (W)
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General Relativity
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continued
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Apr 18 (F)
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General Relativity
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continued
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Apr 21 (M)
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Seventh exam
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Ch.11,12
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No O.H.
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Apr 23 (W)
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Black holes
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Ch.13
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Apr 25 (F)
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Black holes
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continued
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Apr 28 (M)
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Black holes
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continued
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Apr 30 (W)
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Creation of the Universe
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Ch.25
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May 2 (F)
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Eighth exam
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Ch.13,25
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