This course examines the Big Bang and the evolution of the universe, covering cosmic expansion, background radiation, early particle eras, nucleosynthesis, reionization, and the formation of stars and galaxies.

Syllabus

Astronomy: The Big Bang (1 of 30) Introduction
Astronomy: The Big Bang (2 of 30) Hubble Law and The Expanding Universe
Astronomy: The Big Bang (3 of 30) The Hot Early Universe
Astronomy: The Big Bang (5 of 30) Cosmic Background Radiation
Astronomy: The Big Bang (4 of 30) Radiation Stretched
Astronomy: The Big Bang (6 of 30) The Cobe Satellite and the CMB
Astronomy: The Big Bang (7 of 30) Cosmic Background Radiation and Earth's Motion
Astronomy: The Big Bang (8 of 30) E=mc^2 and the Temperature of the Early Universe
Astronomy: The Big Bang (9 of 30) Olbers' Paradox: Is the Universe Infinite?
Astronomy: The Big Bang (10 of 30) Einstein's Biggest "Blunder"
Astronomy: The Big Bang (11 of 30) The Cosmological Constant "Is there a Center to the Universe?"
Astronomy: The Big Bang (12 of 30) How Do We Know the Big Bang Happened?"
Astronomy: The Big Bang (13 of 30) Plank Era: The Beginning of Time
Astronomy: The Big Bang (14 of 30) GUT: Grand Unification Era (time = 10^-43 sec)
Astronomy: The Big Bang (15 of 30) Electroweak Era (time = 10^-12 sec)
Astronomy: The Big Bang (16 of 30) The Inflationary Period (time = 10^-35 to 10^-12 sec)
Astronomy: The Big Bang (17 of 30) The Quark Era (time = 10^-15 to 10^-6 sec)
Astronomy: The Big Bang (18 of 30) What is Baryogenesis?
Astronomy: The Big Bang (19 of 30) The Hadron Era (time = 1s After The Creation of the Universe)
Astronomy: The Big Bang (20 of 30) The Lepton Era (time = 1s to 3min) We Have Mass!
Astronomy: The Big Bang (21 of 30) Nucleosynthesis (time = 3min to 20min)
Astronomy: The Big Bang (22 of 30) Matter Era (time = 20min to 380,000yrs)
Astronomy: The Big Bang (23 of 30) Decoupling (Recombination): Transparent Universe
Astronomy: The Big Bang (24 of 30) Radiation Era (Dark Ages) 1st Stars and Galaxies Appears
Astronomy: The Big Bang (25 of 30) Re-Ionization (time = 150 million to 1 billion yrs.)
Astronomy: The Big Bang (26 of 30) Fluctuations and Jeans Length (Gravity and Pressure form Stars)
Astronomy: The Big Bang (27 of 30) How Are Stars and Galaxies Formed?
Astronomy: The Big Bang (28 of 30) Curvature of the Universe
Astronomy: The Big Bang (29 of 30) The Big Bang and Entropy
Astronomy: The Big Bang (30 of 30) Summary of The Big Bang
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