Getting Started
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Here are midterm study ideas
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Here is the take home final.
Office Hours
| Monday | 1:00-2:00 |
| Tuesday | 8:30-9:30 |
| Thursday | 10:00-11:00 |
Readings and Homework
| Week | Reading | Problems | Due | Solutions |
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8/27 - 9/5 |
SR 1.1-1.3 |
9/5/2018 |
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9/5 - 9/12 |
Chapter 4 |
9/12/2018 |
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9/12 - 9/19 |
Chapter 5 |
9/19/2018 |
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9/20 - 9/26 |
Chapter 6 |
9/26/2018 |
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9/27 - 10/8 |
Chapter 6, 7 |
10/8/2018 |
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10/8 - 10/15 |
Wave Equation, Maxwell’s Equation |
10/15/2018 |
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10/15 - 10/22 |
Maxwell’s Equation, Start GR |
10/22/2018 |
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10/22 - 10/29 |
GR Chapter 4 |
10/29/2018 |
see text |
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10/29 - 11/5 |
GR Chapter 4, 5 |
11/5/2018 |
see text |
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11/5 - 11/12 |
GR Chapter 5 |
11/12/2018 |
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11/13 - 11/19 |
GR Chapter 6 |
11/26/2018 |
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11/13 - 12/7 |
GR Chapter 7-8 |
12/7/2018 |
Lecture Notes
| Day | Topic |
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| 8/27 | Symmetry Groups |
| 8/29 | Symmetry Groups |
| 8/31 | Galilean Relativity |
| 9/05 | Radar Coordinates |
| 9/07 | Lorentz Boosts (2d) |
| 9/10 | Hyperbolic Rotations |
| 9/12 | The Interval |
| 9/14 | Lorentz transformations |
| 9/17 | Time orientation |
| 9/19 | |
| 9/21 | Proper time along a curve |
| 9/24 | Curve reparameterization |
| 9/26-28 | Four velocity, acceleration |
| 9/28 | Four acceleration contiued |
| 10/1 | Collisions |
| 10/3 | One forms, differentials, gradient |
| 10/5 | Divergence, wave equation |
| 10/8 | Wave eq, principle of causality |
| 10/10 | Wave eq, Electrostatics |
| 10/12 | Maxwell's Equations (day 1) |
| 10/15 | Maxwell's Equations (day 2) |
| 10/17 | Maxwell's Equations (day 3) |