Astr 222 April 11, 2005:  

Cosmic background radiation

Planck function

radiation distribution

Calculate the expansion

Big Bang Nucleosynthesis

What was left

BBN predictions

Omega B

Isotropy of cosmic background radiation

Causuality

So why is the CBR so smooth?

Second awkward question

Radiation spectrum as the universe expands

CBR spectrum

COBE

Boomerang

Formation of light elements