with assistance from
Jonathan Asaadi, Katherine Mabray, Christopher Maguire, David Rahmani and Amelia Williamson
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Note: I will periodically update the textbook chapters. If they are indicated with an * this means they have been updated since the beginning of the semester. |
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| Chapter Number and Title | Last Updated | Lecture Notes |
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Unit 1: Introduction |
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| Ch. 1: Introduction |
01/06/10 |
Ch. 1 |
| Ch. 2: Going Big | Ch. 2 | |
| Ch. 3: Going small | Ch. 3 | |
| Ch. 4: History and the Scientific Method | Ch. 4 | |
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Unit 2: Physics We Need |
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| Ch. 5: Light and Doppler Shifts | Ch. 5 | |
| Ch. 6: Gravity | Ch. 6 | |
| Ch. 7: Atomic Physics and Quantum Mechanics | 02/02/10 | Ch. 7 |
| Ch. 8: Nuclear Physics and Chemistry | 02/02/10 | Ch. 8 |
| Ch. 9: Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium | 12/28/09 | Ch. 9 |
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Unit 3: Why We Believe in the Big Bang |
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| Ch. 10: The Exploding Universe | 01/06/10 | Ch. 10 |
| Ch. 11: Expanding Space-Time | 12/30/09 | Ch. 11 |
| Ch. 12: The Cosmic Background Radiation | 02/02/10 | Ch. 12 |
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Unit 4: Evolution of the Universe |
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| Ch. 13: The Early Universe | 02/02/10 | Ch. 13 |
| Ch. 14: After The First Three Minutes | 02/02/10 | Ch. 14 |
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Unit 5: Big Objects and Black Holes |
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| Ch. 15: Galaxy Formation | 02/02/10 | Ch. 15 |
| Ch. 16: Stars | 02/02/10 | Ch. 16 |
| Ch. 17: Black Hole Formation and Properties | 01/08/10 | Ch. 17 |
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Unit 6: Early Times and the Fate of the Universe |
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| Ch. 18: Possible Fates of the Universe | 01/08/10 | Ch. 18 |
| Ch. 19: Dark Matter | 02/02/10 | Ch. 19 |
| Ch. 20: Particle Physics | 02/02/10 | Ch. 20 |
| Ch. 21: Inflation | 01/20/10 | Ch. 21 |
| Ch. 22: Dark Energy | 02/02/10 | Ch. 22 |
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Created by Dave Toback
(toback@tamu.edu)
(Last updated by Dave Toback on 01/31/10)