Cosmology
General data
Course ID: | 0800-KOSMO |
Erasmus code / ISCED: |
(unknown)
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(0530) Physical sciences
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Course title: | Cosmology |
Name in Polish: | Kosmologia |
Organizational unit: | Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics |
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Course homepage: | https://cosmo.astro.uni.torun.pl/cosmo/CosmologyCourse |
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
3.00
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Language: | English |
Prerequisites: | general knowledge of mathematics, physics, astronomy, special and general relativity |
Type of course: | (in Polish) przedmiot obowiązkowy |
Total student workload: | - time with lecturer: 30 h - time on individual work required for effective evaluation of the course: 30 h - time for preparation and participation in course assessment: 30 h - time for obligatory laboratory work: 0h |
Learning outcomes - knowledge: | W1: K_W01 - has deeper knowledge of gravity in relation to uniform expansion of the Universe; K_W03 - knows the physical processes of how primordial perturbations grow gravitationally to form large-scale structure and galaxies; W2: K_W05 - familiarised him/herself with state-of-the-art research in extragalactic astronomy, and in particular in observational cosmology W3: K_W08 - knows general principles of developing individual activities that benefit from knowledge of physical cosmology |
Learning outcomes - skills: | U1: K_U04 - can see how astronomical evidence suggesting the existence of dark matter and dark energy stimulates research in fundamental physics U2: K_U07 - is competent in English at the level needed for reading and understanding simple cosmological questions and using free-licensed software, consistently with the requirements defined at level B2+ in the European System Describing Language Education |
Learning outcomes - social competencies: | K1: K_K01 - understands the tiny fraction of cosmological knowledge acquired in the course and is aware of the need to read open-access peer-reviewed research literature for deeper understanding |
Teaching methods: | lectures, exercises, calculations, analogies |
Short description: |
physical cosmology - hot big bang model, LambdaCDM model, general-relativistic models and their observational foundations, galaxy |
Full description: |
physical cosmology: hot big bang model (FLRW model, Hubble-Lemaitre expansion, cosmic microwave background, primordial nucleosynthesis), Friedmann equations, Einstein static solution, Einstein-de Sitter model, scale-factor--time--redshift relations, comoving arc length, angular diameter distance, luminosity distance, cosmological paradoxes, LambdaCDM model, general-relativistic models and their observational foundations, galaxy formation |
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Assessment methods and assessment criteria: |
The exam consists of questions randomly chosen from an N-dimensional parameter space of questions where N is much greater than 10. Each student is given rapid feedback and may ask for new questions in order to improve his/her score without limit, apart from the total time available. The expected examination time is about 2-3 hours, but students may continue to a maximum of 6.5 hours. K_W01, K_W03, K_W05, K_W08, K_U04, K_U07, K_K01 Grades are rounded using the "round half to even" algorithm. |
Classes in period "Summer semester 2021/22" (past)
Time span: | 2022-02-21 - 2022-09-30 |
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MO TU WYK
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Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours
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Coordinators: | Boudewijn Roukema | |
Group instructors: | Boudewijn Roukema | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: |
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Short description: |
If required due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then the following will apply: Lectures for the 2020/2021 summer semester are carried out using free-licensed software for video conferencing, on a BigBlueButton server (practical hints), including video, voice, and text messaging. Server access details are to be provided by email. |
Classes in period "Summer semester 2022/23" (past)
Time span: | 2023-02-20 - 2023-09-30 |
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MO TU W TH WYK
FR |
Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours
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Coordinators: | Boudewijn Roukema | |
Group instructors: | Boudewijn Roukema | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
Examination: |
Course -
Examination
Lecture - Examination |
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Short description: |
If required due to the COVID-19 pandemic, then the following will apply: Lectures for the 2020/2021 summer semester are carried out using free-licensed software for video conferencing, on a BigBlueButton server (practical hints), including video, voice, and text messaging. Server access details are to be provided by email. |
Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)
Time span: | 2024-02-20 - 2024-09-30 |
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MO TU W TH WYK
FR |
Type of class: |
Lecture, 30 hours
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Coordinators: | Boudewijn Roukema | |
Group instructors: | Boudewijn Roukema | |
Students list: | (inaccessible to you) | |
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