Relativity
Bachelor's degree
In Maynard (USA)
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Bachelor's degree
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Maynard (USA)
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This course, which concentrates on special relativity, is normally taken by physics majors in their sophomore year. Topics include Einstein's postulates, the Lorentz transformation, relativistic effects and paradoxes, and applications involving electromagnetism and particle physics. This course also provides a brief introduction to some concepts of general relativity, including the principle of equivalence, the Schwartzschild metric and black holes, and the FRW metric and cosmology.
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- GCSE Physics
Course programme
This course is normally taken by physics majors in their sophomore year.
Physics I (8.01), Calculus II (18.02)
Resnick, Robert. Introduction to Special Relativity. New York, NY: Wiley, 1968.
French, A. P. Special Relativity. Massachusetts Institute of Technology Education Research Center: MIT Introductory Physics Series. New York, NY: Norton, 1968.
Taylor, Edwin F., and John A. Wheeler. Exploring Black Holes: Introduction to General Relativity. San Francisco, CA: Addison Wesley Longman, 2000. ISBN: 9780201384239.
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Relativity