Academic Catalog

ASTR404 INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY

Course Code:	8640404
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	5.0
Department:	Astrophysics
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Undergraduate
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Offered Semester:	Fall and Spring Semesters.
Prerequisite:	Set 1: 2300202 Set 2: 8640300
One of the sets above should be completed before taking ASTR404 INTRODUCTION TO COSMOLOGY.

Course Content

Universe at large scale, NeMonian gravity; Simplified general relativity for cosmology, Friedmann equation, Cosmological dynamics, Model Universes,The parameters of the dynamical evolution of the universe, Dark matter, evidence and alternatives, The cosmic microwave bachground, Big bang nucleosynthesis, Processes in the early universe, Inflation and the very early universe, Structure formation.