Professor Amos Yahil
Stony Brook University Department of Physics & Astronomy StonyOrganizational Meeting: Tu August 31, 2:20, ESS Bldg, Rm. 450.
Lectures: TuTh 2:20-3:40, ESS Bldg, Rm. 450.
Office Hours: TuTh 12:00-1:30 and by appointment, ESS 461.
Course requirements will consist of three components:
1. Homework, including both exercises and reading.
2. One midterm examination.
3. One term paper in lieu of a final examination.
The components will carry equal weight in the final course grade.
There will be no set textbook and we will rely heavily on class discussion.
We will refer to the textbooks listed below and to current literature. All these texts are held on reserve in the Math/Physics/Astronomy Library.
1. Coles P. & Lucchin, F. 2002, Cosmology,
2nd Edition, (John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471489093).
2. Dekel, A. & Ostriker, J. P. 1999 Formation
of Structure in the Universe (
3. Kolb, E. W. & Turner, M. S. 1990, The
Early Universe (Perseus Pr; ISBN: 0201116049).
4. Padmanabhan, T. 1993, Structure
Formation in the Universe (
5. Peacock, J. A. 1998, Cosmological
Physics (
6. Peebles, P. J. E. 1993, Principles
of Physical Cosmology (
7. Weinberg, S. 1972, Gravitation and
Cosmology: Principles and Applications of the General Theory of Relativity
(John Wiley & Sons; ISBN: 0471925675).
If you have a physical, psychological, medical or learning disability that may impact on your ability to carry out assigned course work, you are urged to contact the staff in the Disabled Student Services office (DSS), Room 133, Humanities, 632-6748v/TDD. DSS will review your concerns and determine with you what accommodations are necessary and appropriate. All information and documentation of disability are confidential.