Academic Catalog

ASTR312 MODERN ASTROPHYSICS II

Course Code: 8640312
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Astrophysics
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. HALÝL KIRBIYIK
Offered Semester: Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Newtonian Gravity, The Geometry of the Universe, Simple Cosmological Models, Cosmological Constant, The age of the Universe, The Density of the Universe and Dark Matter, The Cosmic Background Radiation, The Inflationary Universe, General Relativistic Cosmology, Baryogenesis, Nucleosynthesis, Structures in the Universe.