Teaching Materials

Books

  1. Astronomy – An Introduction. From Meteors to the Big Bang
    Matthias Bartelmann, jointly with OStR Walter Cayé
    1985, unpublished, now long outdated
    written agains boredom during mandatory military service
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  2. Theoretical Astrophysics. An Introduction
    Matthias Bartelmann
    2021 (2nd edition), textbook, Heidelberg University Publishing
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  3. Theoretical Physics
    Matthias Bartelmann, Björn Feuerbacher, Timm Krüger, Dieter Lüst, Anton Rebhan and Andreas Wipf
    2014, textbook, Springer Spektrum, Heidelberg
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  4. The Cosmological Standard Model
    Matthias Bartelmann
    2019, textbook, Springer Spektrum, Heidelberg
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  5. General Relativity
    Matthias Bartelmann
    2019, textbook, Heidelberg University Publishing
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  6. Lively Physics
    Kai Müller, Matthias Bartelmann
    2022, textbook, Springer Spektrum, Heidelberg
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Lecture Notes

  • Theoretical Physics I: Point Mechanics and Mathematical Methods (PTP-1, for Bachelor students)
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  • Theoretical Physics I: Mechanics (for Diploma students)
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Theoretical Physics II: Analytical Mechanics and Foundations of Thermodynamics (PTP-2, for Bachelor students)
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics (PTP-3, for Bachelor- and Diploma students)
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Theoretical Physics III: Electrodynamics and Quantum Mechanics (PTP-3, für teacher students)
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Theoretical Physics IV: Quantum Mechanics (PTP-4, for Bachelor students)
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Modern Physics 2 (PMPL2, for teacher students)
    (with Sara Konrad)
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Cosmic Structure Formation
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Statistics: The Logic of Science
    (with Björn M. Schäfer)
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Physics of Scales
    (with Björn M. Schäfer)
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Cosmology
    [ pdf | html ]
  • Observations of the Big Bang
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  • Three Introductory Lectures on Gravitational Lensing
    (Beijing, 2011)
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Lecture Presentations

  • Introduction to Astronomy and Astrophysics
    [ Part 2 ]
  • Structure Formation in the Universe
    [ Slides ]
  • Faint Message from the Past: Deciphering the CMB
    [ Slides ]
  • Gravitational Lensing
    [ Slides ]
  • Anisotropy of the Cosmic Background Radiation and Cosmological Parameters
    (Lohmen, 2002)
    [ Slides ]
  • Numerical Methods in Gravitational Lensing
    (Aussois, 2003)
    [ Slides ]
  • Cosmic Background Radiation and its Interpretation
    (Tübingen, 2003)
    [ Slides ]
  • Thermal History of the Universe and the Cosmic Microwave Background
    (Garching, 2003)
    [ Part 1 | Part 2 ]
Verantwortlich: Matthias Bartelmann