Week 16 (Apr. 29 - May 3)
Read: Lorentz transformations (ASGv2 Chap. 31) and Relativistic energy and Minkowski space(ASGv2 Chap. 32).
Key topics: Relativistic energy and momentum.
Key topics: Relativistic energy and momentum.
Quiz: covering week 15.
Homework:
Lab: Lab cleanup; come to lab to inventory and organize lab bins (this is graded…) We will also review for the final during the lab section.
Chap. 31: Two videos on relativity.
Chap. 32: Four videos on relativity.
Bonus (optional) videos on relativity, time travel, and the power of modern nuclear weapons
Homework:
- Relativistic length contraction (Ex. 30.3)
- Relativistic velocity addition (Ex. 31.2),
- Galactic travel (Ex. 31.6),
- PHY 201: Relativistic energy (Ex. 32.2)
Lab: Lab cleanup; come to lab to inventory and organize lab bins (this is graded…) We will also review for the final during the lab section.
Chap. 31: Two videos on relativity.
Chap. 32: Four videos on relativity.
Bonus (optional) videos on relativity, time travel, and the power of modern nuclear weapons