ASP3042

Cosmology

(SCI)

Associate Professor Paul Cally (Department of Mathematics and Statistics)

4 points + Two 1-hour lectures and 1-hour support class per week + Second semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: MAT2030, MAT2040 and MAT2072 + Recommendations: PHS2022, ASP2031, ASP2042 + Prohibitions: MAA3242 or MAT3142

Synopsis: Observations, simple Newtonian models, metrics, Einstein0s equations, propagation of light, production of neutrons and protons, the background radiation, the formation of structure, inflation and the fate of the universe.

Assessment: Examination (2 hours): 70% + Assignments: 30% (or as announced at the beginning of the teaching year)