Pick up the Hawley & Holcomb, Foundations of Modern Cosmology textbook from the bookstore. (Note that Harrison's text will not be a required text, despite what it says on the shelf.)
Due: Monday, March 13, 5:00 pm (late postings will not get credit)
Attend the public lecture by Freeman Dyson, ``Gravity is Cool: Why the Universe is Hospitable to Life''. This will be at 6:00 pm, Thursday, March 9 (tomorrow!) in Pimentel Hall (round building, just east of the Mining Circle). This is an extra credit assignment, so don't worry if you can't make it.
Write a brief summary of the talk, and/or discuss any ideas mentioned that seem particularly interesting or confusing to you. This should be about 300 words (1 page). Submit your essay on the class discussion board on the internet. Please post your essay under the sub-topic labeled ``Freeman Dyson Lecture''; do not create a ``new conversation'', as the number of these will quickly get out of hand.
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