ASTR 333
ASTR 433

Spring 2026
TR 11:30AM-12:45PM
Sears 552

Prof. Stacy McGaugh
stacy.mcgaugh [at] case.edu
Sears 558
368-1808

Office Hours
stop in or by
appointment

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Textbook
Dark Matter:
Evidence, Theory, and Constraints
Marsh, Ellis, & Mehta

Related texts
Galaxy Formation & Evolution
Mo, van den Bosch & White
Mo et al. errata | rogue internet version

Galactic Dynamics
Binney & Tremaine
B&T errata

Introduction to Cosmology
Ryden

This is the primary web page for this course. Canvas redirects here.
Course Links

Course Schedule & Lectures

Syllabus (PDF)

Course Description
Course Outline
Course Work and Grades
Learning Outcomes

Course Work Schedule

Due dateActivity
Feb. 5Homework 1
Mar. 3Homework 2
Mar. 5Midterm
Apr. 2Homework 3
Apr. 23Homework 4
April 30Final

Course News

Announcements will appear here.

Useful Links
Astronomical magnitude systems
Some useful numbers
Technical papers

Community Links
SciEx (formerly ADS): the best literature search tool in academia.
arXiv e-print archive. Most physics & astronomy papers appear here as preprints.
Level 5, an Extragalactic Kowledgebase at NED.

Structure Formation Simulations
Aquarius Structure formation video
Animated Large Scale Structure Fly-Through
Large Scale Structure formation, the short version: 14 billion years in 14 seconds.

Local Links
A brief history of dark matter searches
Prof. McGaugh's science blog
Prof. Mihos's ASTR 323

Useless Links
The Dark Matter Flowchart
Dark Matter in popular culture (what would culture be without appropriation?)
Monty Python's Galaxy Song (the quoted numbers are correct, as known at the time).