Cosmology
0800-KOSMO
physical cosmology:
hot big bang model (FLRW model, Hubble-Lemaitre expansion, cosmic microwave background, primordial nucleosynthesis), Friedmann equations, Einstein static solution, Einstein-de Sitter model, scale-factor--time--redshift relations, comoving arc length, angular diameter distance, luminosity distance, cosmological paradoxes, LambdaCDM model, general-relativistic models and their observational foundations, galaxy formation
Total student workload
- time with lecturer: 30 h
- time on individual work required for effective evaluation of the course: 30 h
- time for preparation and participation in course assessment: 30 h
- time for obligatory laboratory work: 0h
Learning outcomes - knowledge
W1: K_W01 - has deeper knowledge of gravity in relation to uniform expansion of the Universe; K_W03 - knows the physical processes of how primordial perturbations grow gravitationally to form large-scale structure and galaxies;
W2: K_W05 - familiarised him/herself with state-of-the-art research in extragalactic astronomy, and in particular in observational cosmology
W3: K_W08 - knows general principles of developing individual activities that benefit from knowledge of physical cosmology
Learning outcomes - skills
U1: K_U04 - can see how astronomical evidence suggesting the existence of dark matter and dark energy stimulates research in fundamental physics
U2: K_U07 - is competent in English at the level needed for reading and understanding simple cosmological questions and using free-licensed software, consistently with the requirements defined at level B2+ in the European System Describing Language Education
Learning outcomes - social competencies
K1: K_K01 - understands the tiny fraction of cosmological knowledge acquired in the course and is aware of the need to read open-access peer-reviewed research literature for deeper understanding
Teaching methods
lectures, exercises, calculations, analogies
Type of course
compulsory course
Prerequisites
general knowledge of mathematics, physics, astronomy, special and general relativity
Course coordinators
Assessment criteria
The exam consists of questions randomly chosen from an N-dimensional parameter space of questions where N is much greater than 10. Each student is given rapid feedback and may ask for new questions in order to improve his/her score without limit, apart from the total time available. The expected examination time is about 2-3 hours, but students may continue to a maximum of 6.5 hours. K_W01, K_W03, K_W05, K_W08, K_U04, K_U07, K_K01
Grades are rounded using the "round half to even" algorithm.
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