Week
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Date
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Topic
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Notes (pptx)
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Notes (pdf)
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1
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04/02 |
INTRO. COSMOLOGICAL/ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLES.
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Lecture1
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Lecture1 |
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04/04
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ORIGINS.
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2
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04/09 |
HISTORY OF COSMOLOGY. "ISLAND UNIVERSES". DISTANCE SCALE.[U.24.1-3]
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Lecture2
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Lecture2 |
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04/11 |
THE DISTANCE SCALE-2; HUBBLE'S LAW. [U.24.4-5]
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Lecture3
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Lecture3 |
3
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04/16
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NO CLASS.
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04/18 |
LARGE SCALE STRUCTURE. MERGERS. DARK MATTER. [U.24.6-8]
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Lecture4 |
Lecture4 |
4
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04/23
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DARK MATTER; MACHOS & WIMPS. GRAVITATIONAL LENSING.
[U.24.8]
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Lecture5 |
Lecture5 |
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04/25
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MIDTERM 1
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5
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04/30
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EVIDENCE FOR THE BIG BANG. OLBER'S PARADOX. EXPANSION
OF THE UNIVERSE. AGE OF THE UNIVERSE (IS THERE A AGE PROBLEM?).
[U.26.1-3]
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Lecture6 |
Lecture6 |
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05/02
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EVIDENCE FOR THE BIG BANG. COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND.
HORIZONS.
[U.26.4]
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Lecture7 |
Lecture7 |
6
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05/07
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EVIDENCE FOR THE BIG BANG. HELIUM ABUNDANCE. THE CONTENT OF
THE UNIVERSE. THERMAL HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSE.
[U.26.5] |
Lecture8 |
Lecture8
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05/09
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BIG BANG MODELS; FRIEDMAN EQUATION; COSMOLOGICAL CONSTANT.
GEOMETRY AND MASS.
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Lecture9 |
Lecture9 |
7
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05/14
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THE ACCELERATING UNIVERSE. COSMOGRAPHY. COSMIC
MICROWAVE
BACKGROUND AND OTHER PROBES. [U.26.6-7.8]
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Lecture10 |
Lecture10 |
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05/16
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MIDTERM-2
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8
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05/21
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THE EARLY UNIVERSE: FROM PLANK TIME TO INFLATION. [U27.1-3] |
Lecture11 |
Lecture11 |
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05/23
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MATTER ANTIMATTER AND PRIMORDIAL NUCLEOSYNTHESIS. [U27.4-5] |
Lecture12 |
Lecture12 |
9
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05/28
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EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE. |
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05/28
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GALAXY FORMATION. [U 27.6-7] |
Lecture13 |
Lecture13 |
10
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06/04
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ALTERNATIVES TO BIG BANG. |
Lecture14 |
Lecture14
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06/06
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REVIEW FOR THE FINAL.
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Final_review
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Final_review
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06/11
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FINAL EXAM!!!!! 4-7 PM
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