Big Bang, Black Holes, No Math

Prof. David Toback

Note: I will periodically update the textbook chapters.

Download the most up-to-date version of the full book Here (Last updated 05/14/13)

Chapter Number and Title

Last Updated

Lecture Notes

Unit 1: Introduction

Ch. 0: Preface

05/04/13

Ch. 1: Introduction

05/04/13

Ch. 1

Ch. 2: Going Big

05/06/13

Ch. 2

Ch. 3: Going Small

05/04/13

Ch. 3

Ch. 4: Evidence and the Scientific Method

05/10/13

Ch. 4

Unit 2: Physics We Need: General Relativity, Dark Matter and Quantum Mechanics

Ch. 5: Light and Doppler Shifts

04/19/13

Ch. 5

Ch. 6: Gravity, General Relativity and Dark Matter

04/30/13

Ch. 6

Ch. 7: Atomic Physics and Quantum Mechanics

04/17/13

Ch. 7

Ch. 8: Nuclear Physics and Chemistry

04/26/13

Ch. 8

Ch. 9: Temperature and Thermal Equilibrium

03/31/13

Ch. 9

Unit 3: Evidence for the Big Bang

Ch. 10: The Exploding Universe

05/04/13

Ch. 10

Ch. 11: Expanding Space-Time

04/17/13

Ch. 11

Ch. 12: Photons and Hydrogen in the Universe

05/11/13

Ch. 12

Unit 4: Evolution of the Universe: What happened after the bang

Ch. 13: The Early Universe

05/12/13

Ch. 13

Ch. 14: After the First Three Minutes

05/06/13

Ch. 14

Unit 5: Massive Things: Galaxies, Stars and Black Holes

Ch. 15: Galaxies

05/09/13

Ch. 15

Ch. 16: Stars

05/06/13

Ch. 16

Ch. 17: Black Holes

05/06/13

Ch. 17

Unit 6: Early Times, Dark Energy and the Fate of the Universe

Ch. 18: Possible Fates of the Universe, Dark Matter and Dark Energy

05/14/13

Ch. 18

Ch. 19: Particle Physics, Dark Matter and the Very Early Universe

05/11/13

Ch. 19

Ch. 20: Inflation and the Earliest Moments in Time

05/11/13

Ch. 20


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(Last updated by Dave Toback on 06/14/13)