Syllabus,+Extragalactic+Astrophysics+II

Extragalactic Astrophysics II

 * 1) Perturbation Theory in an Expanding Universe (4)
 * 2) Cosmological Recombination (2)
 * 3) Structure Formation in the Nonlinear Regime (spherical collapse, Zeldovich approximation, halo model) (1)
 * 4) Dark Matter Halos and the Halo Model (2)
 * 5) Cosmological Simulations (1)
 * 6) Galaxy Surveys Through Cosmic Time (4)
 * 7) Stellar Populations (2)
 * 8) Models of Galaxy Formation (2)
 * 9) Galaxies and Black Holes (2)

Possible texts:
 * Mo, van den Bosch, and White, //Galaxy Formation and Evolution//
 * Dodelson, //Modern Cosmology//
 * Peebles, //Principles of Physical Cosmology//