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Summer Record 2007 [ARCHIVED RECORD]
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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
Open to first-year students; primarily for non-science students.
Credits: 3
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