Cosmology

General data

Course ID:	0800-KOSMO
Erasmus code / ISCED:	(unknown) / (0530) Physical sciences The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Cosmology
Name in Polish:	Kosmologia
Organizational unit:	Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Informatics
Course groups:
Course homepage:	https://cosmo.astro.uni.torun.pl/cosmo/CosmologyCourse
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	3.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
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
Bibliography:	Liddle, A., (2000), (pl) "Wprowadzenie do kosmologii współczesnej", Warszawa: Proszyński i S-ka SA Liddle, A, (2015), (en) "An Introduction to Modern Cosmology, Third Edition", Wiley More in-depth: Choose one of the thick cosmology books listed at https://cosmo.torun.pl/Cosmo/BibliotekaCosmo
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	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU WYK W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Boudewijn Roukema
Group instructors:	Boudewijn Roukema
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination
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	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH WYK FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Boudewijn Roukema
Group instructors:	Boudewijn Roukema
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination
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	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO TU W TH WYK FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators:	Boudewijn Roukema
Group instructors:	Boudewijn Roukema
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Examination

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