This schedule is approximate; all dates are subject to revision. ''Ch. X'' refers to the chapter in the textbook covering the material from lectures.
A. Pre-History and Early History of Cosmology
Aug. 31 -- Introduction (Ch. 1)
Sept. 5, 7 -- Classical (geocentric) cosmology and astronomy;
Renaissance
empiricism and the heliocentric model (Ch. 2)
Sept. 12, 14 -- The Universe of physical law; the age of the
Earth and the Cosmos (Ch. 3)
B. Relativity
Sept. 19 -- Principles of space and time (Ch. 6)
Sept. 21, 26, 28 -- Special relativity (Ch. 7)
Oct. 3, Oct. 5 -- General relativity (Ch. 8)
Oct. 10 -- Black holes (Ch. 9)
C. Modern Cosmology
Oct. 12, 17 -- The Universe beyond our Galaxy; cosmological
expansion (Ch. 10)
Oct. 19 -- MIDTERM EXAM (Covers through Ch. 9)
Oct. 24, 26 -- Geometry and evolution of the Universe (Ch. 11)
Oct. 31; Nov. 2, 7-- The Big Bang and early Universe (Ch. 12)
D. Contemporary Cosmology
Nov. 9, 14 -- Measurement of cosmological parameters (Ch. 13)
Nov. 16, 21 -- Cosmic background radiation (Ch. 14)
Nov. 28, 30 -- Dark matter and cosmic structure formation (Ch. 15)
Dec. 5, 7 -- Cosmological inflation (Ch. 16)
Dec. 12 -- Last class/review