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Schedule
| Jan 4 |
Introduction and Orientation |
| Jan 9,11 |
General Relativity (Ryden Ch. 2, Harrison Ch. 10-12) |
| Jan 16,18 |
Friedmann Equation (Ryden Ch. 4,5, Harrison Ch 14,
15, 18) |
| Jan 23,25 |
Cosmological Observations (Ryden Ch. 7) |
| Jan 30, Feb 1 |
Horizons (Harrison Ch. 21) |
| Feb 6 |
Midterm Review |
| Feb 8 |
MIDTERM EXAM |
| Feb 13, 15 |
Dark Matter and Dark Energy (Ryden Ch. 8) |
| Feb 20, 22 |
Cosmic Microwave Background (Ryden Ch. 9) |
| Feb 27, Mar 1 |
Nucleosynthesis, Inflation (Ryden Ch. 10, 11,
Harrison Ch. 20, 22) |
| Mar 6, 8 |
Structure Formation (Ryden Ch. 12) |
| Mar 13, 15 |
Advanced Topics and Open Questions |
| March 21 |
Wednesday 12-3pm FINAL EXAM |
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