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SC/PHYS 4170

Observational and Theoretical Cosmology

3.0 credits

2026–27 handbook

Topics

  • Cosmic expansion
  • Big Bang
  • cosmic microwave background
  • cosmological models
  • Friedmann equations
  • observational constraints
  • dark matter
  • early universe
  • inflation
  • large-scale structure

Readings

  • Handbook reference(s): B. Ryden, Introduction to Cosmology, Addison-Wesley; 2002.
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