Here I provide the teaching material of my Theoretical Cosmology MSc course, which I organized and gave twice at the University of Basel (in Autumn 2019 and Spring 2021). The lectures were heavily based on the excellent Baumann’s cosmology lecture notes.

Introductory slides

[pdf]

Lecture notes

  • Handwritten lecture notes (2021 edition) [pdf]
  • Corrections to lecture notes [pdf]

Exercise sheets

Note: The exercise sheets were worked out together with Ken Marschall.

  • Exercise sheet 1 - Geometry and dynamics of the universe [pdf]
  • Exercise sheet 2 - Thermal universe (1st part) [pdf]
  • Exercise sheet 3 - Thermal universe (2nd part) [pdf]
  • Exercise sheet 4 - Inflation (1st part) [pdf]
  • Exercise sheet 5 - Inflation (2nd part) [pdf]

Exams