|
Date |
|
Day |
Ch |
Topic |
|
Aug |
23 |
W |
O1 |
Introduction/Scale |
|
|
28 |
M |
O2 |
Astronomical distances |
|
|
30 |
W |
R2 |
Olber's Paradox/Cosmological
Principle/Redshift/CMB |
|
Sep |
4 |
M |
|
Labor Day |
|
|
6 |
W |
R3 |
Special Relativity - Spacetime |
|
|
11 |
M |
R3 |
General Relativity/Curvature |
|
|
13 |
W |
R3 |
Metrics/Proper Distance |
|
|
18 |
M |
R4 |
Friedmann Equation |
|
|
20 |
W |
R4 |
Fluid Equation/Equation of
State |
|
|
25 |
M |
R4 |
Cosmological Constant |
|
|
27 |
W |
|
Exam I |
|
Oct |
2 |
M |
R5 |
Model Universes/Energy Density/Empty Universes |
|
|
4 |
W |
R5 |
Single Component Universes |
|
|
9 |
M |
R5 |
Multiple Component Universes |
|
|
11 |
W |
R6
|
Measuring Cosmological Parameters |
|
|
12 |
R |
|
Break |
|
|
13 |
F |
|
Break |
|
|
16 |
M |
O3-O6 |
Stellar Luminosity,
Temperature, Composition |
|
|
18 |
W |
O7-O9 |
Gravity |
|
|
23 |
M |
O10-O11 |
Binaries and Rotation |
|
|
25 |
W |
O12-O14 |
Observation |
|
|
30 |
M |
O15 |
Stellar Evolution |
| Nov
|
1 |
W |
|
Exam II |
|
|
6 |
M |
R7 |
Visible Matter |
|
|
8 |
W |
R7 |
Dark Matter |
|
|
13 |
M |
R7 |
Gravitational Lensing |
|
|
15 |
W |
R8 |
CMB Measurements |
|
|
20 |
M |
R8 |
Recombination/Decoupling |
|
|
22 |
W |
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
23 |
R |
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
24 |
F |
|
Thanksgiving |
|
|
27 |
M |
R9 |
Nucleosynthesis |
|
|
29 |
W |
R10 |
Inflation |
|
Dec |
4 |
M |
R11 |
Structure Formation |
|
|
6 |
W |
|
Epilogue |
|
|
13 |
W |
|
Final -
11:30 AM |