PHYSICS 133 - COURSE OUTLINE
Mon/Wed |
TOPIC | Notes |
| March 29 & March 31 | [R1-2, 3] Introduction & Observational Foundation |
Week 1 Notes |
| April 5 & 7 | [R3-4] Theoretical Foundation | Week 2 Notes |
| April 12 & 14 | [R5] Model Universes | Week 3 Notes |
| April 19 & 21 | [R5] Multi-component Universes & [R6] Measuring Distances | Week 4 Notes |
| April 26 & 28 | [R6.4, 6.5] Measuring Cosmological Parameters (Monday) & Midterm Exam [R 1-6.3] (Wednesday) | Week 5 Notes |
| May 3 & 5 | [R7] Evidence for Dark Matter & Nature of Dark Matter | Week 6 Notes |
| May 10 & 12 | [R8] Origin of Cosmic Microwave Background (Surface of Last Scattering) & [R9] Cosmic Nucleosynthesis (The First Few Minutes) | Week 7 Notes |
| May 17 & 19 | [R10] Inflation of the Early Universe & [R11, R12.5] Structure Formation I. Gravitational Instability | Week 8 Notes |
| May 24 & 26 | [R11] Structure Formation II. Growth Rate in an Expanding Universe & Power Spectrum: Test of Inflation and Evidence for CDM | Week 9 Notes |
| June 2 | [R12.4] Making Galaxies & (Review Requested Topics) | Week 10 Notes |
| Monday June 7 | [R1-11] FINAL EXAM: 4:00 - 7:00 pm | Main Concepts |