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Introduces relativistic cosmology including expansion, redshift, distance measures, CMB, nucleosynthesis, structure formation, dark matter, dark energy, and observational tests.
Last updated: 2026-09-25 · manifest · review report
Planning
Syllabus · Schedule · Reference log · README
Lectures
- Lecture 01: The Expanding Universe — slides · notes
- Lecture 02: Relativistic Redshift and Distance — slides · notes
- Lecture 03: The Friedmann Equation — slides · notes
- Lecture 04: Cosmic Time and Horizons — slides · notes
- Lecture 05: Thermal History and Recombination — slides · notes
- Lecture 06: The Cosmic Microwave Background — slides · notes
- Lecture 07: Big-Bang Nucleosynthesis — slides · notes
- Lecture 08: Inflation and the Early Universe — slides · notes
- Lecture 09: Dark Matter and the Growth of Structure — slides · notes
- Lecture 10: Baryon Acoustic Oscillations — slides · notes
- Lecture 11: Type Ia Supernovae and Dark Energy — slides · notes
- Lecture 12: Weak Lensing and Cluster Mass — slides · notes
- Lecture 13: The Matter Power Spectrum — slides · notes
- Lecture 14: Cosmological Synthesis, Tensions, and Tests — slides · notes
Labs
- ASTR 420 Lab 01: Expansion and Redshift Audit
- ASTR 420 Lab 02: Distance Measures and Cosmic Time
- ASTR 420 Lab 03: Thermal History and CMB
- ASTR 420 Lab 04: Nucleosynthesis and Inflation
- ASTR 420 Lab 05: Structure Growth and BAO
- ASTR 420 Lab 06: Supernovae and Lensing
- ASTR 420 Lab 07: Power Spectrum and Parameter Tests