Introduction to
Astrophysics
Course Outline
Week 1: General cosmology review, light observation...
review timeline of universe events, looking for modern physics Week 2: The beguiling nature of light (special relativity...) READ: College Physics ch28 https://openstax.org/books/college-physics/pages/28-1-einsteins-postulates#3260 Special Relativity... Fourmilab C-Ship explanations/simulations Minute Physics: Ep1 , Ep2, etc Week 3-6: -interferometer build and the aether -cosmic rays, time dilation, and building a muon detector -electromagnetic fields and induction -finish working through Ch 28 Week 7: -Calculus! -Generate Logger Pro Graphs Week 8: -Start reading http://math.ucr.edu/home/baez/einstein/einstein.html -(maybe this too... more difficult) https://galileo-unbound.blog/2019/07/15/how-to-teach-general-relativity-to-undergraduate-physics-majors/ Week 9: -Share your interpretations of Einstein's consequences. Or, if you have weeks of time to spare (spring break!) you could potentially understand this material by working through the GR Course outline ...which may make sense if you take the time to read and understand/do practice calculations from : Tensors |
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GPS and relativity |
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