| Day | Topic: Subtopic |
Reading (Main, Alternate, Deep) |
Assignments (Due Dates) |
| 1 Mon 3/28 |
Special Relativity: Einstein's Postulates Time Dilation Length Contraction |
GE §12.1.1–12.1.2 GSR §2 |
HW 1 (due 4/1) |
| 2 Tue 3/29 |
Special Relativity: Applications Paradoxes |
Taylor & Wheeler (Ch. 3, L, 4) |
WS 1 |
| 3 Wed 3/30 |
Special Relativity: Spacetime Hyperbola Geometry |
GSR §4 GSR §5 | |
| 4 Thu 3/31 |
Special Relativity: Spacetime Diagrams Adding Velocities More Paradoxes |
GE §12.1.4 Taylor & Wheeler (Ch. 5, 6) |
WS 2 |
| 5 Fri 4/1 |
Special Relativity: More Spacetime Diagrams Lorentz Transformations |
GSR §6 GE §12.2.1–12.2.2 |
HW 1 due |
| 6 Mon 4/4 |
Relativistic Mechanics: Proper Time Energy & Momentum |
GSR §9 GE §12.2.3–12.2.4 |
HW 1 due HW 2 (due 4/8) |
| 7 Tue 4/5 |
Relativistic Dynamics: Conservation of Momentum Conservation of Energy Collisions & Scattering Relativistic Particles |
GSR §9 GE §12.2.3–12.2.4 |
WS 3 |
| 8 Wed 4/6 |
Relativistic Dynamics: Mass, Energy, Momentum |
GSR §7 |
WS 4 |
| 9 Thu 4/7 |
Relativistic E & M: Magnetism via SR Tensors Lorentz Transformations III E&M via Tensors |
GSR §11 GE §12.3.1–12.3.5 |
WS EM |
| 10 Fri 4/8 |
Topics in Relativity: Doppler Effect Uniform Acceleration General Relativity |
GSR §13 |
HW 2 due |
| 11 Mon 4/11 |
Reference Frames: Inertial Frames Galilean Transformations Linear Acceleration |
T §9.1 |
HW 3 (due 4/15) |
| 12 Tue 4/12 |
2-D Rotations: Rotating Coordinate Systems Centrifugal & Coriolis Forces Turntable Hockey |
T §9.3–9.5 Notes: 2D |
WS 5 |
| 13 Wed 4/13 |
3-D Rotations: Rotating Coordinate Systems Centrifugal & Coriolis Forces |
T §9.6–9.7 Notes: 3D |
WS B |
| 14 Thu 4/14 |
Motion Relative to Earth: Earth Hockey I Earth Hockey II |
McDonald |
WS 6 |
| 15 Fri 4/15 |
Motion Relative to Earth: Ocean & Air Currents Missiles Foucault Pendulum |
T §9.8–9.9 Notes: Foucault |
HW 3 due |