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ASTR 302 - Foundations of Cosmological Thought Assignments Fall Semester 2006 |
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Lecture and Reading Schedule
Reading assignments are from the textbook for the course - Hawley, John F., and Katherine A. Holcomb. Foundations of Modern Cosmology, 2nd Edition. Oxford University Press, 2005. The reading assignment should be completed before the class meeting so that questions about the material can be answered during that time. Should progress through the schedule below vary from that given, adjustments to the material to be covered by the two semester exams will be made just before the examination. It is the responsibility of each student to attend class so that they are aware of what material is being covered.
| Week | Dates | Topic | Reading |
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| 1 | Aug. 29 & 31 | Early Scientific Cosmologies | Chapter 1 |
| 2 | Sep. 5 & 7 | Cosmology Becomes a Science | Chapter 2 |
| 3 | Sep. 12 & 14 | Newton’s Machine | Chapter 3 |
| 4 | Sep. 19 & 21 | Light, Galaxies, and Redshifts | Chapter 4 |
| 5 | Sep. 26 & 28 | Stars: Structure and Evolution | Chapter 5 |
| 6 | Oct. 3 & 5 | Infinite Time and Absolute Space | Chapter 6 |
| Oct. 5 | First Examination | Chapters 1-5 | |
| 7 | Oct. 12 | Special Relativity | Chapter 7 |
| 8 | Oct. 17 & 19 | General Relativity, Curved Spacetime | Chapter 8 |
| 9 | Oct 24 & 26 | Black Holes | Chapter 9 |
| 10 | Oct. 31 & Nov. 2 | Black Holes | Chapter 9 |
| Nov. 2 | First Project Presentation | ||
| 11 | Nov. 7 & 9 | The Expanding Universe | Chapter 10 |
| 12 | Nov. 14 & 16 | The Expanding Universe | Chapter 10 |
| Nov. 16 | Second Examination | Chapters 6-10 | |
| 13 | Nov. 21 | Modeling the Universe | Chapter 11 |
| Nov. 21 | Second Project Presentation | ||
| 14 | Nov. 28 & 30 | Modeling the Universe, The Early Universe | Chapter 11 & 12 |
| 15 | Dec. 5 & 7 | The Early Universe | Chapter 12 |
| Dec. 7 | Final Project Presentation | ||
| Dec. 12 | Final Exam | Chapters 1-12 |
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