Course Outline

1. Cosmology and the Large Scale Structure of the Universe : 8 lectures
   • The Hubble Law
   • The Friedman Equations
   • The History of the First Million Years -- the standard Big Bang Theory
   • The Origins of Galaxies
   • Problems in Classical Cosmology
     • The Age Problem
     • The Flatness Problem
2. Stars, Neutron Stars and Black Holes : 5 lectures
   • Stellar Populations and Calssification
   • Stellar Evolution and the HR Diagram: Nuclear Physics in Stars
   • Degenerate Stars: White Dwarfs and Neutron Stars
   • Supernovae and Gravitational Collapse
   • Radio Pulsars
   • X-ray Binaries and Black Holes
3. Galaxies, Clusters and Superclusters : optional material - not for examination
   • Properties of Galaxies
   • Jets, Radio Galaxies and Quasars
   • Properties of Galactic Nuclei
   • The Milky Way
   • Rotation Curves and the Missing Mass

2004 Lectures:

Lecture 1 - Introduction to Astrophysics and lecture.

Lecture 2 - The Cosmic microwave background.

Lecture 3 - Creation of the Elements in the Early Universe.

Lecture 4 - Olbers paradox and Friedmann Universe and Geometry.

Lecture 5 & 6 - Supernovae and the search for dark energy.

Lecture 7 & 8 - Looking into the Past and Mapping the Structure.

Lecture 9 & 10 - Stellar Evolution

Lecture 11 & 12 - Degenerate Stars

Lecture 13 - Radio Pulsars - Matthew Young, Lecturer

2005 Lectures:

Lectures 1&2

Lecture 3(a)

Lecture 3(b)

Lecture 4

Lecture 5

Lecturer