Astronomy (ASTR) Courses>Introduction to Cosmology

ASTR405 - Introduction to Cosmology

Description

Observations and theory of the expanding universe; the cosmic microwave background and observations of light nuclear elements; the growth of structure leading to the creation of stars and galaxies; studies of dark matter and dark energy; the impact of galaxy evolution on observational cosmology.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-0

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of:
    • ASTR250 - Introduction to Astrophysics (1.5)

Pre- or corequisites

  • Completed or concurrently enrolled in all of:
    • MATH346 - Introduction to Partial Differential Equations (1.5)

Recommendations

  • ASTR 303 strongly recommended prior to ASTR 405.

Course offered by

Department of Physics and Astronomy

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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