Special relativity
4 points * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: MAT2010, MAA2011 and MAA2032
Special relativity. The geometry of spacetime. Lorentz transformations. Time dilation, Lorentz contraction. Vector analysis in spacetime. Four momentum. Physics of spacetime, momentum and energy.
Assessment
Examinations (1.5 hours): 85% * Assignments: 15%
Recommended texts
d'Inverno R Introducing Einstein's relativity OUP, 1992
Taylor E F and Wheeler J A Spacetime physics: Introduction to special relativity 2nd edn, Freeman, 1992