ASTRO340 : Cosmology

(Prof. Richard Mushotzky)

High Energy Astrophysics Picture of the Week

Astronomy Picture of the Day Lecturer: Dr. Richard Mushotzky Time: T Th 2:00-3:15pm Dates:1 Jan 26 - May16 2012 Room: CSS 2400 Office: CSS 1104 Off. Hrs Tues, Thurs 10:00-11:00 TA: Ron Ballouz Office: CSS 0224A Off. Hrs,Weds 2-3pm Syllabus Some interesting articles Article on History of Science, Science Magazine 2009 Exploratorium Article by Phil and Phyllis Morrison on ancient cosmology Eratosthenes and the Size of the Earth Maxwells Equations and the Speed of Light- History Cosmic Times- Story of the Solar Eclipse Test of GR The Great Shapley-Curtis Debate on the Size of the Universe Some of the History of Cold Dark Matter Popular Version of Origin of Universe The Friedman equation (some deeper math) and its consequences Introductory Lecture Second Lecture Early Ideas About Cosmology Third Lecture Cosmology of the Scientific Revolution Fourth Lecture Newtonian Physics Fifth Lecture Newtonian Physics and the Age of the Earth First Homework Second Homework Third Homework Homework 3 Homework 3 solutions Homework 4 Homework 5 Sixth Lecture Principles of Space and Time Sixth Lecture-much smaller file Seventh Lecture Special Relativity Eighth Lecture Special Relativity II Ninth Lecture Special Relativity III+ Intro to GR 10th Lecture General Relativity I 11th Lecture General Relativity II 12th Lecture General Relativity III+part of Black Holes 13th Black Holes Size of the Universe 14th Size of the Universe 15th Cosmological Principles I 16th Cosmological Principles II 17th Microwave Background 18th Early Universe and Nucelosynthesis 19th Weighing the Universe and the Need for Dark Matter 20th Evidence for Dark Energy, Age of the Universe, Curvature 21th Galaxy Formation I 22th Galaxy Formation II (no movies) 23rd Galaxy Formation III 24th Four Cosmic Puzzles 25th Inflation 26th The End Class summary Homework Homework 1 Homework 1 solution Homework 2 Homework 2 solutions Homework 3 Homework 3 solutions Homework 4 Homework 4 solutions Homework 5 Homework 5 solutions Homework 6 Homework 6 solutions --,> Movies shown in class