Introduction to Cosmology

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to theoretical and observational cosmology for science and engineering majors. Topics include general relativity in cosmology, the history of cosmic expansion, early universe processes, galaxy and cluster formation, and current and upcoming cosmological surveys, such as those of galaxies, galaxy clusters, gravitational lensing, and the cosmic microwave background. The course is designed at a less technical level than the graduate-level course ASTRO 6599 .