Syllabus Application
NS 209
What is there in the Universe: "Beyond the Milky Way"
Faculty
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences
Semester
Spring 2025-2026
Course
NS 209 -
What is there in the Universe: "Beyond the Milky Way"
Time/Place
Time
Week Day
Place
Date
12:40-14:30
Mon
FENS-G032
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
12:40-13:30
Wed
FASS-G022
Feb 16-May 22, 2026
Level of course
Undergraduate
Course Credits
SU Credit:3, ECTS:5, Basic:5
Prerequisites
NS 101
Corequisites
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Course Type
Lecture
Instructor(s) Information
Ersin Göğüş
- Email: ersing@sabanciuniv.edu
Or by appointment if the allocated time conflicts with course schedule.
Course Information
Catalog Course Description
The structures of the universe on the largest scales. Milky Way. Galaxies and galaxy clusters. Active galaxies and black holes. The Hubble Law. The cosmic microwave backround. Cosmology. Methods of observation across the electromagnetic spectrum. The early universe. The evolution of the universe.
Course Learning Outcomes:
| 1. | Obtain general understanding of the entire universe, how it began, and evolved. |
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| 2. | Obtain general understanding of Galaxies and their evolution. |
| 3. | Learn about the possible fate of the Universe |
Course Objective
At the end of the course, the students will be able to recognize the large scale structures of the Universe, the various types of galaxies and galaxy groups as well as evolution of galaxies, and will become familiar with basic concepts of modern cosmology, like the Big Bang and the standard cosmological model along with observational evidence, and will be able to reasonably understand what new astronomy-cosmology discoveries they hear of in the popular or scientific media are about.
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