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ASTR 340 GW : The Big Bang - GWAR

Prerequisites: ENG 214 (or equivalent) with grade of C or better; PHYS 320 (or equivalent) with grade of C- or better.
Description: Introduction to cosmology, from earlier human conceptions of the universe, through the hot big bang and inflation; early universe, nucleosynthesis, dark matter, dark energy, photon and neutrino backgrounds, and observational tests of cosmology. (Cross listed with PHYS 340. May not be repeated under alternate prefix.) ABC/NC grading only. [GWAR]
Units: 3
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