• INSTRUCTOR: Piero Madau, CfAO 103 (pmadau@ucolick.org)

• TIME/PLACE: E&MS B210 -- T/Th 3:20-4:55pm

• RECOMMENDED BOOKS: Barbara Ryden Introduction to Cosmology --- Andrew Liddle Introduction to Modern Cosmology --- course notes

• COURSE REQUIREMENTS: Attendance + Homeworks + Midterm + Final Exam

• OFFICE HOURS: Mon 2:00-3:00pm

• Course Outline

• Homework Set 1
  • Homework 1 <-- DUE January 23
• Homework Set 2
  • Homework 2 <-- DUE February 11
• Homework Set 3
  • Homework 3 <-- DUE March 3
• Homework Set 4
  • Homework 4 (OPTIONAL) <-- DUE MARCH 17

FINAL EXAM: Tue MAR 17 8-11am

• Lecture 1

• Lecture 2

• Lecture 3

• Lecture 4

• Lectures 5 and 6

• Lectures 7 and 8

• Lecture 9

• Lectures 10 and 11

• Lecture 12

• Lecture 13

• Lectures 14 and 15

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USEFUL REFERENCES

• Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial.
• Jeremy Bernstein An Introduction to Cosmology
• Eric Linder First Principles of Cosmology
• Howie Haber's UCSC Upper Division General Relativity course web page
• Cosmology FAQs Frequently asked questions, answered by Ned Wright.

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