PHYS 123 GE: Introduction to Physical Cosmology

This is a descriptive course which introduces current theories on the origin and evolution of the universe. Particular emphasis is placed on how ideas from such diverse areas of study as extragalactic astronomy, relativity, and particle physics have combined to provide a reasonably coherent theory of the beginning of time and the cosmos.

Credits

3 credits

Prerequisite

Honors Program students only

Distribution

GE: Natural Sciences - Physics

Notes

100-UG Level 1 Intro/Found