Welcome to the home page for the course “Cosmology” (AST 347) in Fall 2021.

Lecturer:            Neelima Sehgal

Contact:             neelima.sehgal{at}stonybrook.edu,    Office: 454 ESS

Class Times:     Tuesdays and Thursdays   8:00 - 9:20am   Room 069 ESS

 

Office Hours:    Thursdays 9:30 - 10:30am  ESS 454

Course grade:   Homework Problem Sets (15%)

                            Midterm Exam 1 (25%)

                            Midterm Exam 2 (25%)

                            Final Exam (35%)

Course Text Book: Introduction to Cosmology by Barbara Ryden

Class Structure: 

• Homework problem sets will be assigned on Tuesdays and are due the following Tuesday

• Midterm Exam 1 will be on Thursday October 7th

• Midterm Exam 2 will be on Thursday November 18th

• The Final Exam will be on Wednesday December 8th

• We will aim to cover roughly one chapter of the textbook per week

Topics to be Covered:

Fundamental Observations

Intro to Spacetime Curvature

Cosmic Dynamics

Single-Component Universes

Multi-Component Universes

Measuring Cosmological Parameters

Dark Matter

The Cosmic Microwave Background

Nucleosynthesis and the Early Universe

Inflation and the Very Early Universe

The Formation of Structure

Americans with Disabilities Act:

If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact your course work, please contact Disability Support Services, ECC (Educational Communications Center) Building, room128, (631) 632-6748. They will determine with you what accommodations, if any, are necessary

and appropriate. All information and documentation is confidential.

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