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Topics:
Reading:
| Ch. 13 | THE BIG BANG (p. 270) |
| Ch. 13-1 | The expansion rate of the universe enables us to estimate the age of the universe and explain the cosmological redshift |
| Ch. 13-2 | The universe probably originated in an explosion - the Big Bang |
| Ch. 13-3 | A period of vigorous inflation followed the Big Bang |
| Ch. 13 | A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CREATION OF MATTER (p. 274) |
| Ch. 13-4 | All physical forces in nature were initially unified |
| Ch. 13-5 | During the first second, most of the matter and antimatter in the universe annihilated each other |
| Ch. 13-6 | With the formation of neutral atoms, matter came to dominate the universe |
| Ch. 13-7 | Galaxies formed from huge clouds of primordial gas |
| Ch. 13-8 | Star formation may determine a galaxy's initial structure |
| Ch. 13-9 | We are not at the center of the universe |
| Ch. 13 | THE FATE OF THE UNIVERSE (p. 280) |
| Ch. 13-10 | The average density of matter in the universe is one factor that determines the future of the universe |
| Ch. 13-11 | The expansion of the universe is related to the cosmological redshift |
| Ch. 13-12 | The average density of matter also affects the shape of the universe |
| Ch. 13-13 | Inflation accounts for the apparent flatness of the universe |
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Homework 14: Helium Synthesis, due 12/04.
Quiz 13:
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