Week of |
Topics |
Viewings |
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| Aug. 26 |
Typical values, unit conversion, rates, and solar-mass black holes |
Scale of the Universe
South Park "Fourth Grade" scenes |
Homework 1 |
| Sept. 2 |
Reference frames, spacetime diagrams |
Star Trek IV scenes |
Homework 1 or 2 |
| Sept. 9 |
Einstein's theory of special relativity: Length contraction, time dilation, velocity addition |
Superman (1978) scene |
Homework 2 |
| Sept. 16 |
Mikowski absolute interval and the Principle of Equivalence |
The Expanse - example of the equivalence principle |
Homework 3, Practice exam 1 |
| Sept. 23 |
No recitations! |
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| Sept. 30 |
Einstein's field equation, gravitational radiation, Schwarzschild radius and circumference |
None this week |
Homework 4 |
| Oct. 7 |
Degeneracy pressure, White dwarfs, Relativistic mass and supernovae |
Star Trek: TNG - Formation of a white dwarf |
Homework 4 or 5 |
| Oct. 14 |
The formation of black holes, luminosity |
Star Trek: TNG - Destruction of Amargosa
Star Trek: TNG - Calculation of the path of the Nexus |
Homework 5 |
| Oct. 21 |
Observational features of black holes and properties of AGN, and the Doppler shift |
Star Trek - Jumping to warp speeds |
Homework 5 or 6 |
| Oct. 28 |
AGN |
Star Trek: TNG - Affects of a black hole & changing gravity |
Homework 6, Practice exam 2 |
| Nov. 4 |
No recitations! |
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| Nov. 11 |
Hawking radiation and black hole interiors |
None this week |
Homework 7 |
| Nov. 18 |
Wormholes, the universe, Hubble's Law, & cosmological models |
None this week |
Homework 8, Practice exam 3 |
| Nov. 25 |
No recitations! |
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| Dec. 2 |
No recitations! |
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