See also:
Course Web Site / Extended Syllabus.
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- Catalog Description:
- Ast727
(see also Ast727: Catalog):
Cosmology:
Classical cosmology, the isotropic universe, gravitational lensing,
the age and distance scales, the early universe, observational cosmology,
matter in the universe, galaxies and their evolution, active galaxies,
galaxy formation and clustering, cosmic background fluctuations.
- Ast729
(see also
Ast729: Catalog):
Galaxies: Observation and theoretical basis for our current understanding of galactic astronomy.
Major topics include Morphology of Galaxies, the Milky Way,
equilibria of collisionless systems, spiral structure, and dark matter.
- Note, the catalog topics must be covered in the course by UNLV policy.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing / Credits: 3 credits.
- Library:
See also
Library
Search.
There are NO library and NO specific external information resources recommended for this course.
- Artificial Intelligence (AI):
NO
AI use
for quizzes/exams.
You can use it, of course, as an extra/alternative source of information, but remember
it CANNOT be a super-reliable source of information.
- Cosmology & Galaxies: Course Website / Extended Syllabus:
Find by
googling
"unlv david jeffery cosmology",
but it may NOT be the first item.
- Textbook:
- Ast727:
Online instructor notes.
There is also the
supplementary textbook
Liddle, Andrew, 2015, An Introduction to Modern Cosmology, 200 pages
(also new edition 2026apr27
Cortes, Marina & Liddle, Andrew, 2026 An Introduction to Modern Cosmology, 224 pages):
Level: 4th year or intro grad.
There is NO need to buy a copy since it is just a
supplementary textbook
AND can be read at
Lied search result.
We will get a 3-reader-at-a-time license if we try real hard.
- Ast729:
Cimatti:
Introduction to Galaxy Formation and Evolution: From Primordial Gas to Present-Day Galaxies (2020).
Cimatti (2020)
is a "required"
textbook
and yours truly thinks
it is a reasonable investment, but in many respects it will be dated
in a few years and it already is a bit and it has NO problem bank.
However, if a student feels they do NOT need
Cimatti (2020)
and can rely on class notes and relevant articles
(see extended syllabus section Galaxies Lectures), they can do without the
textbook.
- Required Readings:
See required readings for:
- Ast727 at
Cosmology Lectures.
- Ast729 at
Galaxy Lectures.
- Assignment Due Dates:
- Schedule of Lectures: Not fixed.
See order of lectures, required readings, and homeworks for:
- Ast727 at
Cosmology Lectures.
- Ast729 at
Galaxy Lectures.
- The Required Readings
are due about the time the corresponding lecture
is covered in clases.
There is NO mark for the readings.
- The homeworks are
NOT handed in NOR marked:
they are the study guide
for the exams.
- Students/instructor give ∼ 3 journal club reports during the semester.
We approximately cycle through the class list for who does a report.
- Evaluation: In-class tests 40 %. Final 40 %.
Participation in journal club element 20 %.
NO extra credit.
- Exam Schedule Including Final Exam: Tentatively:
Exam 1: Feb25 W; Exam 2: Apr08 W.
For the Final, see
the Calendars and Schedules for May13 W, 3:10--5:10 pm.
- Remote Instruction Qualifications: None so far.
If necessary, see
Course Website / Extended Syllabus: Remote Instruction Qualifications.
- Summer Semester Qualifications: None so far.
- Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will have:
- Learnt some of the basics of
modern cosmology /
galaxies at the level of
an introductory graduate course.
- Will have read/skimmed/discussed a fairly large number of current
articles
on cosmology
and galaxies: e.g.,
those listed at
Cosmology & Galaxies Articles: Significant/Useful Articles
and
Cosmology & Galaxies Articles: Reviews.
- Following UNLV policy, covered, at least briefly all topics, listed in the
Catalog Description.
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