Docenten:
Rien van de Weygaert,
Kapteynborg ZG 186, Zernike Campus tel. 3634086, weygaert@astro.rug.nl
Shawn Laatsch (Infoversum lecture, Nov. 19)
Infoversum, Vrydemalaan 2, Groningen
Lectures: Announcements:
The lecture schedule will be:
Thursday 19:00-21:00 hoorcollege/lecture
Harmoniegebouw 1312.0018
First lecture on thursday November 12
Lecture on thursday November 19 will be at the Infoversum, Vrydemalaan 2, Groningen !!!!
Be at the Infoversum some 10 minutes in advance, at 18:50
No lecture on thursday November 26
due to workvisit of lecturer to Valencia, Spain
Other timeslot for the lecture is being arranged, information will follow.
Lecture thursday December 17 --> monday December 14 !
Lecture of December 17 is replaced to monday December 14
Location: Academiegebouw, Zernikezaal, 19:00-21:00
Lecture of January 7 has been cancelled due to dangerous weather
January 7: RUG cancels all lectures after 16:00,
closes buildings after 16:00
Lecture on thursday January 14, originally scheduled at the Infoversum, will be held in the regular lecture room:
Harmoniegebouw, 1312.0018
Friday January 15, 13:00-15:00 - Extra Lecture (replacing last week's Jan. 7 lecture):
Harmoniegebouw, 1312.0018
Mon January 18, 19:00-21:00 - Extra Lecture (replacing Nov. 26 lecture):
Academiegebouw, room A12
Wed January 20, 9:00-12:00 - schriftelijk tentamen/written exam
location: room 165 in Bernoulliborg, Zernike Campus
studying the recession of galaxies at the Mt. Wilson 100inch telescope
Literature:
The course will be based on
lecture notes/slides (see below)
book:
Cosmos, An Illustrated History of Astronomy and Cosmology
John North
2nd ed., 2008, Univ. Chicago Press (paperback)
additional books you may want to consult (ie., do not buy, these are not course books):
Cosmology, the Science of the Universe
Edward Harrison
2nd ed., 2000, Cambridge Univ. Press
Conceptions of Cosmos:
From Myths to the Accelerating Universe: A History of Cosmology
H. Kragh
2013, Oxford Univ. Press
the History and Practic of Ancient Astronomy
James Evans
1998, Oxford Univ. Press
Ancient Cosmologies
eds. C. Blacker, M. Loewe
1975, George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
Selection of key scientific publications in cosmology:
- Hubble E., 1929, Proc. Nat. Acad. Sciences, Vol. 15, 168-173
a relation between distance and radial velocity among extra-galactic nebulae
- Penzias A.A., Wilson R.W., 1965, Astrophys. J., 142, 419-421
a measurement of excess antenna temperature at 080 Mc/s
- Dicke R.H., Peebles P.J.E., Roll P.G., Wilkinson, D.T., 1965, Astrophys. J., 142, 414-419
Cosmic Black-body Radiation
Kepler's Geometric Model of the Cosmos
Lecture Notes & Exam Material: Report Topics: Exam:
The course is based upon the lecture notes. Below you find a listing of the notes.
Generals ppt
Generals pdf
Fundamental Questions pptx
Fundamental Questions pdf
Fundamental Questions pdf, 2 slides per page
Cosmology Timeline pptx
Cosmology Timeline pdf
Heavenly Rhythms pptx
Heavenly Rhythms pdf
Heavenly Rhythms pdf, 2 slides per page
Gods and Myths: Creation of the World pptx
Gods and Myths: Creation of the World pdf
Gods and Myths: Creation of the World pdf, 2 slides per page
Order in the Cosmos pptx
Order in the Cosmos pdf
Order in the Cosmos pdf, 2 slides per page
Scientific Revolution pptx
Scientific Revolution pdf
Scientific Revolution pdf, 2 slides per page
the Expanding Universe pptx
the Expanding Universe pdf
the Expanding Universe pdf, 2 slides per page
the Big Bang pptx
the Big Bang pdf
the Big Bang pdf, 2 slides per page
from Cosmic Birth to Cosmic Web pptx
from Cosmic Birth to Cosmic Web pdf
from Cosmic Birth to Cosmic Web pdf, 2 slides per page
Part of the course requirements is a 10-15 page report on a specific cosmological topic (or a 20-25 page report for
groups of two). Topics may be on Physical Cosmology (ie. the present-day scientific cosmology), cosmological contributions
by a range of scientists, cosmology of a range of philosophers/philosophies, cosmology in various cultures, cosmology
in different religions and cosmology in an artistic context.
The following list contains a large list op suggestions for a topic. In addition, you may define your own topic, on the
condition it will be approved by the lecturer. In all cases, before starting the work on your report, consult the
lecturer. The list you find on:
Cosmology Report Topics pdf
The exam will be in the form of
written exam (Jan. 20, 9:00-12:00)
report (10-15 pages (one student)/20-25 pages (two students)) on a topic of cosmology (see above)
For the Written Exam, on wednesday Jan. 20, the following material will have to be studied:
Lecture notes, lect1 up to lect7 (download from this page, see above)
* lect1, Fundamental Questions: all slides
* lect1a, Cosmology Timeline: read thoroughly, appreciate time/epochs of cosmological developments
* lect2, Heavenly Rhythms: all slides
* lect3, Gods and Myths: all slides
* lect4, Order in the Cosmos: all slides
* lect5, Scientific Revolution: all slides
* lect6, the Expanding Universe: slide 1 to 69
slides 72-118 on accelerating universe is for information, not exam (not explained at lecture)
- * lect7, the Big Bang: slide 1 to 40, slides 41-46 (even while not shown at lecture), slides 59-79
Book John North, chapter 4, the Greek and Roman Worlds (read thoroughly)
Book John North, chapter 11, Copernicus' Planetary Theory (read thoroughly)
Book John North, chapter 12, the New Empiricism (read thoroughly)
Lecture Schedule:
(provisional, changes possible)
| Week | Dates Hoorcollege | Subject Hoorcollege | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 12 |
Introduction: the Fundamental Cosmological Questions Cosmology Timeline 2 | |
November 19 Infoversum Lecture: | Heavenly Rhythms 3 | |
December 3 Gods and Myths: | Creation of the World 4 | |
December 10 Order in the Cosmos: | how Babylonians and Greeks shaped our Cosmic Vision 5 | |
December 14 the Scientific Revolution: | the Cosmos Mechanized 6 | |
January 14 the Expanding Universe | 7 | |
January 15 the Big Bang: | the Birth of our Universe 8 | |
January 18 | from Cosmic Birth to Cosmic Web |