Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Cosmology Resources

This is the very beginning of a cosmology resource worksheet. It will be updated as I find more resources. I have yet to enter Intelligent Design sites. I will also cleanup the table format.

Key:
Math -- A Algebra, C Calculus
Difficulty -- 1 the most easy, 10 the most difficult

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Category


Name

Type

Math

Difficulty

Comments


?

The Universe Is Not Ergodic

Video, Audio



?

Not evaluated.


COS

The Warpings of Spacetime

Video




2

Cosmology Introduction, assumes no prior knowledge

COS

Our Preposterous Universe

Slides



2

Cosmology Introduction, assumes no prior knowledge

COS

Why is the Past Different from the Future?


PDF

A

3

Intro to idea of spontaneously generating universes.

COS


Cosmology Update

Audio



2

NPR interview of 3 astrophysists on expansion.

COS

Universe Timeline

HTML



2


Introduction to the Big Bang Cosmology

COS

Max Tegmark, MIT Astrophysist

HTML



Varies

Various articles by Dr. Tegmark, including parallel universes

COS

Ned Wright's Cosmology Tutorial

HTML



Varies

Dr. Wright, UCLA, tutorial on cosmology

COS

Comic Journey: History of Cosomolgy

HTML



2

Light introduction to the history of cosmology

COS

Cambridge Cosmology Page

HTML



4

Cambridge University Cosmology webpage.

DM/DE

Dark Matter and Dark Energy

PDF



2

Introduction, assumes no prior knowledge

DM/DE

DM/DE Video 1


Video



2

Video for above.

DM/DE


DM/DE Video 2

Video



2

Video for above.

GR

Lecture Notes on General Relativity

PDF

C

6


Introduction, assumes no prior knowledge

GR

General Relativity Primer

Video

C

6

Introduction, 3 hours

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