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ABSTRACT

1.INTRODUCTION

2.TAKING THE MEASURE OF THE UNIVERSE
2.1.Cosmological Framework
2.2.The Expansion of the Universe
2.3.The Matter Composition of the Universe
2.4.The Cosmic Microwave Background
2.5.The Structure of the Universe Today
2.6.The Age of the Universe
2.7.Recap: The New Emerging Cosmology

3.UNDERSTANDING THE UNIVERSE
3.1.Origin of Structure
3.2.The Expansion
3.3.The Composition of the universe

4.LOOKING FORWARD

5.WMAP Postscript

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