This is the lesson where I am going to try to answer some of the big questions in astronomy about the nature of our universe. In this lesson, we are going to focus on cosmology, which is the study of the structure and evolution of the universe as a whole. There are a lot of questions that many of us want answered about the nature of the universe, and astronomers have come up with answers for many of them. They are not always answers that satisfy us completely, but they are the answers that our observations of nature provide us.
By the end of Lesson 10, you should be able to:
Lesson 10 will take us one week to complete.
Please refer to the Calendar in Canvas for specific time frames and due dates.
There are a number of required activities in this lesson. The chart below provides an overview of those activities that must be submitted for Lesson 10. For assignment details, refer to the lesson page noted.
Requirement | Submitting your work |
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Lesson 10 Quiz | Your score on this quiz will count towards your overall quiz average. |
Discussion Forum: The Big Bang | Participate in the Canvas Discussion Forum: "The Big Bang". |
Lab 3 | You will submit your lab report to a drop box. |
If you have any questions, please post them to the General Questions and Discussion forum (not email). I will check that discussion forum daily to respond. While you are there, feel free to post your own responses if you, too, are able to help out a classmate.