Spring 2024 - PHYS 313 E100
Special Relativity (3)
Class Number: 2331
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Jan 8 – Apr 12, 2024: Mon, Wed, Fri, 4:30–5:20 p.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Apr 24, 2024
Wed, 7:00–10:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Prerequisites:
PHYS 121 or 126 or 141 (or PHYS 102 with a minimum grade of B); MATH 232 or 240; both with a minimum grade of C-.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
A detailed presentation of Einstein’s Special Theory of Relativity and how it revolutionized physics. Topics covered include: constancy of the speed of light, Lorentz transformations, time dilation, length contraction, relativistic paradoxes, space-time diagrams, relativistic particle kinematics and dynamics, electromagnetism as a relativistic phenomenon, and an introduction to general relativity. Quantitative.
Materials
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
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Department Undergraduate Notes:
Students who cannot write their exam during the course's scheduled exam time must request accommodation from their instructor in writing, clearly stating the reason for this request, within one week of the final exam schedule being posted.
Registrar Notes:
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