A representation of the evolution of the universe over 13.77 billion years. (Image courtesy of NASA / WMAP Science Team.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Alan Guth
MIT Course Number
8.286
As Taught In
Fall 2013
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
The Early Universe provides an introduction to modern cosmology. The first part of the course deals with the classical cosmology, and later part with modern particle physics and its recent impact on cosmology.
For more about Professor Guth's work, listen to this interview from WBUR, Boston's National Public Radio news station.
