| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Doppler Effect and Special Relativity Further Consequences of Special Relativity | Problem set 1 out |
| 2 | Further Consequences of Special Relativity (cont.) The Kinematics of Newtonian Cosmology | |
| 3 | The Kinematics of Newtonian Cosmology (cont.) | |
| 4 | The Dynamics of Newtonian Cosmology | |
| 5 | The Dynamics of Newtonian Cosmology (cont.) | Problem set 1 due |
| 6 | More Dynamics of Newtonian Cosmology | Problem set 2 out |
| 7 | Introduction to Non-Euclidean Spaces | |
| 8 | Introduction to Non-Euclidean Spaces (cont.) | Problem set 3 out |
| 9 | Black-Body Radiation and the Early History of the Universe | Problem set 2 due |
| 10 | Exam 1 | |
| 11 | Black-Body Radiation and the Early History of the Universe (cont.) | |
| 12 | The Cosmological Constant | |
| 13 | The Cosmological Constant (cont.) | Problem set 3 due Problem set 4 out |
| 14 | Big Bang Nucleosynthesis | Problem set 5 out |
| 15 | Big Bang Nucleosynthesis (cont.) | Problem set 4 due |
| 16 | Exam 2 | |
| 17 | Problems of the Standard Cosmological Model | Problem set 5 due Problem set 6 out |
| 18 | Introduction to Particle Physics | |
| 19 | Introduction to Particle Physics (cont.) | |
| 20 | The Magnetic Monopole Problem | Problem set 6 due Problem set 7 out |
| 21 | The Magnetic Monopole Problem (cont.) | |
| 22 | The New Inflationary Universe | Problem set 7 due Problem set 8 out |
| 23 | The New Inflationary Universe (cont.) | |
| 24 | Exam 3 | |
| 25 | Inflationary Predictions for Cosmic Microwave Background Anisotropies | |
| 26 | What's Really New | Problem set 8 due |