TRUMP Part 6: Galaxies, Cosmology and Relativity

This part of the TRUMP Astrophysics resource package dealt with with galaxies, the history and future of the Universe, and special relativity. Like all other parts of the TRUMP package, this part contains study notes (self-study material for teachers), teaching notes and photocopiable student sheets.

This part drew on some material from earlier parts of the package. The authors assumed that users of Part 6 would be familiar with the content of Parts 1 to 3.

Contents of Teacher’s guide
INTRODUCTION TO PART 6
STUDY NOTES
Introduction
1.1 Island universes
Summary of Section 1
2 The realm of the nebulae
2.1 Classifying the galaxies
2.2 The contents of galaxies
2.3 Active galaxies
Summary of Section 2
3 Observations of the Universe
3.1 Overall distribution of matter
3.2 Expansion
3.3 Redshift and distance
3.4 Olbers' paradox
Summary of Section 3
4 The expanding Universe
4.1 Big Bang equations
4.2 An evolving Universe
4.3 Time and space
4.4 Interpreting redshifts
Summary of Section 4
5 The hot Big Bang
5.1 , Cosmic background radiation
5.2 Matter in the Universe
5.3 Olbers' paradox revisited
Summary of Section 5
6 The fate of the Universe
6.1 .Critical density
6.2 Dark matter
6.3 The ageof the Universe
Summary of Section 6
7 Relativity
7.1 Special relativity
7.2 General relativity
Summary of Section 7
Self-assessment questions
ITO answers and comments
SAO answers and comments
Glossary

TEACHING NOTES
Introduction
Student learning outcomes
1.1 Island universes
2 The realm of the nebulae
Student learning outcomes
2.1 Classifying galaxies
2.2 More about galaxies
3 Observations of the Universe
Student learning outcomes
3.1 Overall distribution of matter
3.2 Expansion
3.3 Redshift, distance and the distribution of matter
3.4 albers' paradox
4 The expanding Universe
4.1 Big Bang equations
4.2 An evolving Universe
4.3 Time and space
4.4 Interpreting redshifts
5 The hot Big Bang
Student learning outcomes
5.1 Cosmic background radiation
5.2 Matter in the Universe
5.3 albers' paradox revisited
6 The fate of the Universe
Student learning outcomes
6.1 Critical density
6.2 Dark matter
6.3 The age of the Universe
7 Relativity
Student learning outcomes
7.1 Special relativity
7.2 General relativity
Resources
Books
Other resources

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