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Physics 495: Special Topics in Physics: Special Relativity

Dr. John Varriano
Christian Brothers University
The top cone is your future, the bottom cone your past. Outside of the cones?

SPRING 2008

The modules are PowerPoint slide presentations (ppt). The assignments are Word documents (doc).

ModuleTitleAssignmentDue Date
Module 1 Newtonian RelativityHW Set 1F 1/25
Module 2 Light and Newtonian RelativityHW Set 2 F 2/1
Module 3 Special RelativityHW Set 3F 2/8
Module 4Relativity of Time, Simultaneity and LengthHW Set 4F 2/15
Module 5 Relativity of Velocity and AccelerationHW Set 5F 2/22
Module 6 Aberration and Doppler Shift of LightHW Set 6F 2/29
Module 7 Space-timeHW Set 7F 3/14
Module 8 More with Space-time DiagramsTest 1F 3/14
Module 9 MomentumHW Set 9F 3/28
Module 10 EnergyHW Set 10F 4/4
Module 11Relativistic ParticlesHW Set 11F 4/11
Module 12 ParadoxesHW Set 12F 4/18
Module 13 Time TravelTest 2Finals Week


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