Cosmology (from the Greek: kosmos, universe, world, order, and logos, word, theory) is probably the most ancient body of knowledge, dating from as far back as the predictions of seasons by early civiliza-tions Yet, until recently, we could only answer to some of its more basic questions with an order of mag-nitude estimate
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Luis A Anchordoqui Department of Physics and Astronomy Lehman College, City University of New York Lesson VIII April 5, 2016 arXiv:0706 1988 L A Anchordoqui (CUNY) Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology 4-5-2016 1 / 27
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Luis A Anchordoqui Department of Physics and Astronomy Lehman College, City University of New York Lesson VII March 29, 2016 arXiv:0706 1988 L A Anchordoqui (CUNY) Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology 3-29-2016 1 / 22
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Luis A Anchordoqui Department of Physics and Astronomy Lehman College, City University of New York Lesson V March 8, 2016 arXiv:0706 1988 L A Anchordoqui (CUNY) Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology 3-8-2016 1 / 25
Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology Luis A Anchordoqui Department of Physics and Astronomy Lehman College, City University of New York Lesson XI May 3, 2016 arXiv:0706 1988 L A Anchordoqui (CUNY) Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Cosmology 5-3-2016 1 / 25
Principles of Astrophysics & Cosmology - Professor Jodi Cooley Announcements - Reading Assignments: Chapter 9 - Final paper re-writes are due in class on Monday, May 4th A pdf must be emailed to Prof Cooley before 6 pm and you must also submit a hard copy in class before 6 pm that day - Problem Set 12 is due by 4 pm on Tuesday, May 5th You may