Syllabus
[UT] AST396C/PHY396T – SPRING 2011:
ELEMENTS OF COSMOLOGY
[A&M] PHYS 689-601 – SPRING 2011:
PARTICLE PHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY
Instructors
Prof. Eiichiro Komatsu, UT Austin
Prof. Bhaskar Dutta, Texas A&M
Email: dutta@physics.tamu.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVES
This course will provide the basic principles of modern cosmology and particle physics, as well as their connections. This course will be teach-taught by Prof. Komatsu at UT Austin and Prof. Dutta at Texas A&M. Prof. Komatsu will teach the expansion of the universe; the cosmic microwave background (CMB); and the large-scale structure of the Universe. Prof. Dutta will teach the review on properties of particles; dark matter; the big bang nucleosynthesis (BBN); and cosmic inflation.
TEXTBOOK: No required text book – lecture notes will be provided.
CLASS
- Class will meet at on MW 10:10–11:25am.
HOMEWORK
- There will be 4 homework assignments. These will be written assignments and reports (see the course schedule for topics). There will be no exams.
GRADING
- The course grade will be evaluated on the basis of: 100% homework (4 homework assignments)
- The following grading scale will be used: 80+=A; 70-79=B; 60-69=C; 50-59=D. Any average below 50 is failing.
Professor
Eiichiro Komatsu
Professor
Bhaskar Dutta [Texas A&M]
EnPh 513 · (979) 845-5359 · email
Office Hours
TBA