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Cosmology 4022 = part of AS4010

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Reference Texts:

• John Peacock's on-line cosmology tutorial [main short on-line reference]
• "An introduction to Modern Cosmology" by Andrew Liddle (pub. by J. Wiley & Sons)
• "Cosmological Physics" by John A. Peakcock (Cambridge Univ. Press) [for advanced level]
• Galaxy Formation by Malcom Longair (pub. by Verlag-Springer) [MAIN TEXTBOOK]

Self-paced learning through Web:

• Ned Wright's on-line cosmology tutorial (good for concepts, nice diagrams)
• Cosmos in a computer
• Cool Animations
• Comic Video

*YEAR 2012*: lectures (180 slides) in 2012 cos2012-2.pdf cos2012-2.ppt

cosLec1+2.pdf

cosLec3to8.pdf

AS4010-cos.pdf (115 slide handouts on 19 pages)

· cosTutor2012-2.pdf Cosmology Tutorial Problems [and in-class short questions].

Summary of key formulae

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*YEAR 2011*: Actual lectures (199 slides) in 2011 cos2011-1.pdf cos2011-1.ppt

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*YEAR 2010*: lectures in 2010 cos2010.ppt

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*collection of all 500 slides in various years*: cos2011.ppt

· cos-sol.pdf Tutorial Problems Solutions ( after Spring Break) .

*YEAR 2008*: The actual lectures in 2008 cos2008.ppt and cos2008.pdf

check Keith Horne's reference material for updates

Take Notes (including BlackBoard)

• Handouts (including a sheet of useful numbers) are left in library  
• Summary sheet of key results (from John Peacock)

Zhao's old lecture notes *YEAR 2006*: The actual lecture in 2008 differs slightly

• GuideCos.doc Guide for Cosmology lectures
• cos1+2+3.ppt cos1+2+3.pdf Introduction, redshift, Metrics, expansions and energy densities, thermal history of universe (First 3 Lectures)
• cos4.ppt cos4.pdf equation of expansion, solutions, Pair creation, and more thermal history of universe (4th Lecture)
• cos5.ppt cos5.pdf more thermal history of universe (5th Lecture)
• cos678.ppt cos678.pdf structure formation, CMB (678th Lecture)
• Half-time or Tutorial session (11 March Tues)
• cos2006.ppt cos2006.pdf ***Self-contained Notes for 10 Full lecture + tutorial (Monday) + key points at end ***
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