Mar 28, 2024  
Summer Record 2005 
    
Summer Record 2005 [ARCHIVED RECORD]

ASTR 348 - Introduction to Cosmology


A descriptive introduction to the study of the ultimate structure and evolution of the universe. The course covers the history of cosmological speculation, the nature of the galaxies, a qualitative introduction to relativity theory, and the nature of space-time, black holes, models of the universe (big bang, steady-state, etc.) and methods of testing them, and the history of the universe. (Y)

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: Open to first-year students; primarily for non-science students.
24013
1300 to 1515. July 14 to August 11 MTWRF; Instructor to be announced

Credits: 3