ASTR 688S

Spring 1999

Observational Cosmology

Tu-Th 2-3:15 in 2428 CSS

Prof. Stacy McGaugh

office: 1251 CSS
phone: (301) 405-7897

Suggested Texts

Principles of Physical Cosmology
by P.J.E. Peebles
Modern Cosmological Observations and Problems
by G. Bothun

List of possible topics for class project
Schedule for talks.

• Web supplement to Bothun's text
• Useful Readings

Useful Links

• NASA's ADS (Astrophysical Data System), an excellent way to search the literature.
• Los Alamos XXX e-print archive. Most cosmology papers appear here as preprints.
• Bibliofind, a good resource for finding used and out-of-print books. (This is where I got my own copy of Peebles's textbook.)

• Cosmic Perspective
• Course Description
• Course Outline
• Course Work