Week 15 (Apr. 22 - 26)
Read: The principle of relativity (ASGv2 Chap. 29) and The absolute speed of light (ASGv2 Chap. 30).
Key topics: principle of relativity, speed of light postulate, relativistic time dilation and length contraction,
Key topics: principle of relativity, speed of light postulate, relativistic time dilation and length contraction,
Quiz: covering week 14.
Homework: You should finish the Newton's law of gravity problems that we postponed from last week.
Lab: Relativity laboratory (Ex. 29.2). The following four videos walk you through the lab.
Chapter 29: Three videos on Einstein's principle of relativity.
Chapter 30: Eleven videos on Newton's theory of relativity.
Homework: You should finish the Newton's law of gravity problems that we postponed from last week.
- Inertial coordinates (Ex. 29.1),
- Simultaneity (Ex. 30.1),
- Relativistic time dilation (Ex. 30.2),
Lab: Relativity laboratory (Ex. 29.2). The following four videos walk you through the lab.
Chapter 29: Three videos on Einstein's principle of relativity.
Chapter 30: Eleven videos on Newton's theory of relativity.