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My office hours are 2-3 Wed, 426 Davey.
The class TA is Cece Hedrick, office hours are 3-4 Tue and 2:30-4 Thu. Office is 445 Davey.
The final paper should be 2-3 pages, types, double spaced.
The topic should be chosen from one of those listed below. If you want to choose a different topic,
you must consult with the instructor and get explicit permission by the 10th of April.
The paper should be written in your own words.
Any quotes or paraphrasing should be shown explicitly
using in-text quotation marks and an explicit direct citation to the source. Quotes and paraphrases
may also be highlighted in text.
The paper may include judicious use of figures. Any figure used from an external source must be
acknowledged as such and cited.
The paper is expected to be a précis of the topic, at the level understandable by a university student, summarising the issue, current level of understanding and the authors personal take on the issue.
Schedule.
Lecture notes are now coming online - schedule of future lectures is tentative.
I will be filling in, expanding and adding links to past lecture notes as and when I have time.
Caveat: - class topic sequence may be extended, folded,
cut or expanded at my discretion without notice.
Class | Date | Topic |
Class | Date | Topic |
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1 | 14 Jan | 2 | 16 Jan | ||
3 | 18 Jan | 4 | 21 Jan | ||
5 | 23 Jan | 6 | 25 Jan | ||
7 | 28 Jan | 8 | 30 Jan | 8 Distance Ladders |
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9 | 01 Feb | 10 | 04 Feb | ||
11 | 06 Feb | 12 | 08 Feb | ||
13 | 11 Feb | 14 | 13 Feb | 14 Nucleosynthesis |
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15 | 15 Feb | 16 | 18 Feb | ||
17 | 20 Feb | 18 | 22 Feb | ||
19 | 25 Feb | 20 | 27 Feb | 20 Second Stars - duh |
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21 | 29 Feb | 22 | 03 Mar | ||
23 | 05 Mar | 24 | 07 Mar | ||
25 | 10 Mar | 26 | 12 Mar | ||
27 | 14 Mar | 28 | 17 Mar | ||
29 | 19 Mar | 30 | 21 Mar | ||
31 | 24 Mar | 32 | 26 Mar | 32 A Dark What? |
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33 | 28 Mar | 34 | 31 Mar | ||
35 | 02 Apr | 36 | 04 Apr | ||
37 | 07 Apr | 38 | 09 Apr | 38 Large Extra Dimensions |
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39 | 11 Apr | 40 | 14 Apr | ||
41 | 16 Apr | 42 | 18 Apr | ||
43 | 21 Apr | 44 | 23 Apr | 44 The Landscape and Anthropism |
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45 | 25 Apr | 46 | 28 Apr | 46. It from Bit |
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47 | 30 Apr | 48 | 02 May |
This class follows the departmental academic integrity policy as described here in the dept web pages
Last updated 01/08
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