<p>Lecture, three hours. Observational foundations of Big Bang. Friedmann equation. Cosmic inflation. Cosmic microwave background. Big Bang nucleosynthesis. Structure formation. Observations and theory of galaxy evolution. Galaxy clusters. Intergalactic medium. Letter grading.</p>

Astronomy

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Extragalactic Astrophysics I

ASTR 274

4 units