Fall 2024 Astronomy UN3602 section 001

PHYSICAL COSMOLOGY

Call Number 14148
Day & Time
Location
TR 1:10pm-2:25pm
To be announced
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Frederik Paerels
Type LECTURE
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description Prerequisites: one year of calculus-based general physics. The standard hot big bang cosmological model and modern observational results that test it. Topics include the Friedmann equations and the expansion of the universe, dark matter, dark energy, inflation, primordial nucleosynthesis, the cosmic microwave background, the formation of large-scale cosmic structures, and modern cosmological observations.
Web Site Vergil
Department Astronomy
Enrollment 0 students (20 max) as of 9:06PM Friday, May 9, 2025
Subject Astronomy
Number UN3602
Section 001
Division Interfaculty
Open To Barnard College, Columbia College, Engineering:Undergraduate, Global Programs, General Studies, Journalism, Professional Studies
Campus Morningside
Section key 20243ASTR3602W001