PHYS 012 - The Big Bang:Forces in the Early Universe

Institution:

University of California-Riverside

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Description:

Lecture, 3 hours; discussion, 1 hour. Prerequisite(s): none. Explores our current understanding of the origins of the universe in a nontechnical manner using basic scientific literature. Topics include the "Scientific Process - How a Theory Comes to be," the fundamental forces of nature and their unification, the structure of the vacuum, and the beginning and end of the universe.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCR.EDU

Phone Number:

(951) 827-1012

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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