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Coordinator: Dr Tom Hall
4 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 1-hour support class per week + First semester + Clayton + Prerequisites: MAT2030 and MAT2040 + Prohibitions: ASP3121 or MAA3061
Synopsis: Special relativity. The geometry of spacetime. K-calculus. Lorentz transformations. Time dilation, Lorentz contraction. Vector analysis in spacetime. Four momentum. Physics of spacetime, momentum and energy.
Assessment: Examination (2 hours): 85% + Assignments: 15%
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