May 26, 2026  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ASTR 8700 - Observational Cosmology


4 Hours
Standard Big Bang model of the universe with emphasis on observational evidence and constraints on cosmological parameters. Expansion history, primordial nucleosynthesis, cosmic microwave background, inflation, structure formation, dark matter and dark energy. Four lecture hours a week.

Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.
Pre/Corequisite(s): None.
Requirements: None.