Astrophysics and Cosmology (77501)

Lecturer: Prof. Yehuda Hoffman
E-mail: hoffman@huji.ac.il
Phone: 658-4417
Office: Popick Bldg. 122
Reception by appointment (phone or email)




Syllabus  (pdf)


Bibliography  (pdf)




Physical parameters & useful formulae (pdf)





PROBLEM SETS:

Problem Set 1
Problem Set 2



Topics of Interest:


1. The Monty Python's "The Galaxy Song"   (And in mp3)

             

2. A nice Cosmology Tutorial (Ned Wright, also you might have a look at his cosmology web page for useful links and so on)

2. An accelerating universe: using type Ia supernovae to measure the deceleration parameter  (link to Ned Wright's home page).

3. The age of the universe  (link to Ned Wright's home page).