Cosmology: Big Bang the the Fate of the Universe
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State the cosmological principle, and explain both its
significance and its observational underpinnings. |
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Explain how the age of the universe is determined, and
discuss the uncertainties involved. |
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Summarize the leading evolutionary models of the
universe. |
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Explain the relationship between the future of the
universe and the overall geometry of space. |
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Discuss the factors that determine whether the universe
will expand forever. |
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Explain what observations of the distant universe reveal
about the composition of the universe. |
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Describe the cosmic microwave background radiation, and
explain its importance to our understanding of cosmology. |
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