ASTRONOMY 9: HISTORY OF COSMOLOGY

Assignment #15

2000 April 5

Reminder

Submit a paragraph describing your intended term paper topic with preliminary bibliography by Monday, April 10, in class (or you may e-mail them). About the paper (due May 8):

• 2500-3500 words, typed and double-spaced
• Properly cite any references using footnotes
• Topic may be anything related to cosmology
• Include an historical point of view (i.e., don't just discuss scientific ideas separated from their historical context)

Papers will be graded on a number of factors, including how well written they are, how clearly you have understood and presented the concepts involved, etc.

Reading Assignments for April 5-14

Quantum Physics:

• Hawley and Holcomb, pp. 79-89, 442-448
• Reader vol. 2, pp. 12-17, ``Bringing Schrodinger's Cat to Life''

Curved Space and the Expanding Universe:

• Reader vol. 2, pp. 35-44 (Eddington)
• Reader vol. 2, pp. 31-33 (Gingerich)
• Reader vol. 2, pp. 25-30, ``Edwin Hubble''
• Hawley & Holcomb, Ch. 10

The Steady-State Model:

• Reader vol. 2, pp. 45-50

Journal Assignment

Due: Wednesday April 12, at the beginning of class.

1.

Hawley & Holcomb, p. 229, #2

2.

Hawley & Holcomb, p. 229, #3

3.

If a tree falls in a forest with no one around, what happens? Discuss in terms of the ideas presented in the article on Schrodinger's cat in the reader.

4.

Which is your favorite interpretation of quantum mechanics? Why?

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