Universitäts-Sternwarte München

Fakultät für Physik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität

Cosmology and Structure Formation

Winter term 2022/2023

Syllabus and Grading

Lectures:

• Lecture 1: Homogeneous Cosmology Overview   (posted 21. Oct 2022)
• Lecture 2: Dynamics of Structure Formation   (posted 28. Oct 2022)
• Lecture 3: Cosmic Microwave Background Temperature Anisotropies   (posted 18. Nov 2022)
• Lecture 4: Reionization   (posted 16. Dec 2022)
• Lecture 5: Halo Abundance   (posted 23. Dec 2022)
• Lecture 6: Distances as a Cosmological Tool   (posted 20. Jan 2023)
• Lecture 7: Gravitational Lensing   (posted 3. Feb 2023)

Tutorials:

Three tutorials (Thu noon-2PM, Fri 10-noon, Fri 2PM-4PM) meet weekly starting the week of Nov 3 and 4.

• Homework 1 (posted 28. Oct 2022)
• Homework 1 Notes (posted 29. Nov 2022)
• Homework 2 (posted 04. Nov 2022)
• Homework 2 Notes (posted 29. Nov 2022)
• Homework 3 (posted 18. Nov 2022)
• Homework 3 Notes (posted 29. Nov 2022)
• Homework 4 (posted 25. Nov 2022)
• Homework 4 Notes (posted 8. Dec 2022)
• Homework 5 (posted 2. Dec 2022)
• Homework 5 Notes (posted 8. Dec 2022)
• Homework 6 (posted 9. Dec 2022)
• Homework 6 Notes (posted 8. Dec 2022)
• Homework 7 (posted 16. Dec 2022)
• Homework 7 Notes (posted 13. Jan 2023)
• Homework 8 (posted 23. Dec 2022)
• Homework 8 Notes (posted 1. Feb 2023)
• Homework 9 (posted 13. Jan 2023)
• Homework 9 Notes (posted 1. Feb 2023)
• Homework 10 (posted 20. Jan 2023)
• Homework 10 Notes (posted 1. Feb 2023)
• Homework 11 (posted 5. Feb 2023)
• Homework 11 Notes (posted 16. Feb 2023)

Presentations:

A short presentation on a topic relevant to the course can be given for extra credit. These presentations will take place during the last few weeks of the course. There will be no Homework due on the week of the presentations.

• Presentation Handout (posted 16. Dec 2022)

Contact Information:

Please direct any questions to Prof. Joe Mohr (email available in Syllabus above).

Course communication is through the LSF facility, so it is important to register there.