Week
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Date
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Topic
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Notes (ppt)
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Notes (pdf)
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1
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1/6
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INTRODUCTION. EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE BIG BANG. I [R1-2]
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lecture1.ppt |
lecture1.pdf |
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1/8
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EMPIRICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE BIG BANG. II [R2]
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lecture2.ppt |
lecture2.pdf |
2
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1/13
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THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE BIG BANG. I [R3]
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lecture3.ppt |
lecture3.pdf |
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1/15
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THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE BIG BANG. II [R3-4]
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lecture4.ppt |
lecture4.pdf |
3
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1/20
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HOLIDAY
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1/22
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THEORETICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE BIG BANG. III [R4]
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lecture5.ppt |
lecture5.pdf |
4
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1/27
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SINGLE AND MULTI COMPONENT UNIVERSES. [R5] |
lecture6.ppt
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lecture6.pdf
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1/29
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MULTI-COMPONENT UNIVERSES. [R6] |
lecture7.ppt |
lecture7.pdf
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5
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2/03
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MEASURING COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS. I [R7]
| lecture8.ppt |
lecture8.pdf |
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2/05
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MIDTERM
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6
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2/10
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MEASURING COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS. II [R7]
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lecture9.ppt |
lecture9.pdf |
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2/12
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DARK MATTER. I [R8]
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lecture10.ppt |
lecture10.pdf |
7
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2/17
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HOLIDAY
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2/19
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DARK MATTER. II [R8]
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lecture11.ppt |
lecture11.pdf |
8
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2/24
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GRAVITATIONAL LENSING. I [R8]
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lecture12.ppt |
lecture12.pdf |
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2/26
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GRAVITATIONAL LENSING. II [R8] |
lecture13.ppt |
lecture13.pdf |
9
|
3/03
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COSMIC MICROWAVE BACKGROUND. [R9]
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lecture14.ppt |
lecture14.pdf |
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3/05
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NUCLEOSYNTHESIS AND THE EARLY UNIVERSE. [R10] |
lecture15.ppt |
lecture15.pdf
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10
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3/10
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"ORIGINS"
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3/12
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INFLATION AND THE VERY EARLY UNIVERSE. REVIEW FOR THE FINAL. [R11] |
lecture16.ppt |
lecture16.pdf |
FE
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3/19
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Final Exam: 8-11 AM
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