Last Updated: Sun, 04/05/2026 Syllabus Syllabus_4.pdf (125.5 KB) General Class Information Academic year: 2026 Semester: Fall Course prefix: PHYS Course number: 4247 Section: A CRN 83757 Department (you may add up to three): Sch/Physics Instructor first name: David Instructor last name: Ballantyne Catalog Description Modern cosmology of the universe, with the emphasis on the origin and evolution of galaxies and clusters of galaxies, inflation, the cosmic microwave background, dark matter and dark energy. Administrative Data Course status Active