8.286 | Fall 2013 | Undergraduate

The Early Universe

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.

In the News

For more about Professor Guth's work, [listen to this …

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.

In the News

For more about Professor Guth’s work, listen to this interview from WBUR, Boston’s National Public Radio news station.

You may also be interested in this MIT Alumni Association Podcast Inflationary Cosmology—Is Our Universe Part of a Multiverse? with Professor Guth.

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An illustration showing a timeline of the universe.
A representation of the evolution of the universe over 13.77 billion years. (Image courtesy of NASA / WMAP Science Team.)