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The Cosmology Distinction Course in NSW

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 April 2016

Robert P. Hollow ,
W. B. McAdam ,
J. O’Byrne ,
Graeme L. White ,
R. Holmes ,
J. K. Webb ,
L. R. Allen ,
W. J. Zealey  and
R. Hafner
Robert P. Hollow
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Western Sydney, Nepean and Blue Mountains Grammar School, Wentworth Falls, NSW 2782
W. B. McAdam
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Sydney, SydneyNSW 2006
J. O’Byrne
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of Sydney, SydneyNSW 2006
Graeme L. White
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Western Sydney, Nepean, Kingswood, NSW 2747
R. Holmes
Affiliation:
SCECGS Redlands, 272 Military Road, Cremorne, NSW 2090
J. K. Webb
Affiliation:
School of Physics, University of NSW, PO Box 1, Kensington, NSW 2033
L. R. Allen
Affiliation:
School of Mathematics, Physics, Computing and Electronics, Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW 2109
W. J. Zealey
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522
R. Hafner
Affiliation:
Board of Studies, PO Box 460, North Sydney, NSW 2059
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Abstract

The Cosmology Distinction Course is a new one-year course to be introduced for Year 12 candidates in the 1994 Higher School Certificate examinations in NSW. It is one of three challenging courses of study that will enrich the HSC for talented students who accelerate and complete part of the HSC one year early. The courses will be taught through distance learning and will include residential seminars. They will be implemented on behalf of the Board of Studies by Charles Sturt University and the University of New England.

The Cosmology Course is organised into nine modules of course work covering historical and social aspects of cosmology, observational techniques, key observations and the various models developed—Newtonian, de Sitter, Friedmann, Lemaitre, steady-state, quasi-steady-state and big bang. Assessment will be through assignments, exams and a major project.

As the first Distinction Course in a scientific area, the Cosmology Course represents an exciting and important educational initiative that needs the cooperation of NSW astronomers and, in return, promises to benefit the astronomical and general scientific community in Australia.

Type
Instruments and Basic Astronomy
Information
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , April 1994 , pp. 39 - 43
Copyright
Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1994

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Harrison, E. R., 1981, Cosmology, the Science of the Universe, Cambridge University Press.Google Scholar
Lambert, J. L., 1993, Higher School Certificate Distinction Courses; Course Outlines: Philosophy, Comparative Literature, Cosmology, Board of Studies, NSW.Google Scholar
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