Course Synopsis
Cosmology is the study of the entire Universe. We will trace the development of cosmology from the ancient Greeks through to the most recent developments in modern science. This course is intended for freshman humanities students and takes a descriptive, conceptual approach.
Instructor : Colin Jessop
email: cjessop@nd.edu
phone: 574-631-5657 (1-5657 on campus)
Location: Nieuwland Science Hall 118
Lectures:
Tuesday & Thursday: 2.00-3.15
Office Hours
Nieuwland Science Hall 412
Tues/Thur 3.15-4.00 pm or email me for appointment
Deep Space - Billions of Galaxies, each with billions of stars (Hubble Telescope)
1: What is Cosmology.
2: Early Astronomy & Cosmology
3: Stars and Galaxies
4: Measuring Cosmic Distances
5: Einstein's Special and General Relativity
6: The Big Bang
7: The Cosmic Microwave Background
8: Elementary Particles and Quantum Mechanics
9: The Early Big Bang
10: Inflation
11: Dark Matter and Dark Energy
12: Black Holes
