Physics 228
Optics, Relativity, and Thermal Physics
Spring 2007
Reading & Lecture Schedule
Optics, Relativity, and Thermal Physics
Spring 2007
Reading & Lecture Schedule
| Lecture # | Day | Date | Topic | Reading | HW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | W | Jan. 10 | Relativity - The Prequel | -- | -- |
| 2 | F | Jan. 12 | The Spacetime Interval | Ch. 1, T&W | -- |
| -- | M | Jan. 15 | No Class | MLK Holiday | |
| 3 | W | Jan. 17 | The Spacetime Interval (cont.) | Ch. 1, T&W | |
| 4 | F | Jan. 19 | The Spacetime Interval (cont.) | Ch. 1, T&W | |
| 5 | M | Jan. 22 | The Free-Float Frame | Ch. 2, T&W | #1 |
| 6 | W | Jan. 24 | The Free-Float Frame (cont.) | Ch. 2, T&W | |
| 7 | F | Jan. 26 | Same Laws for All! | Ch. 2, 3.1-3.3, T&W | |
| 8 | M | Jan. 29 | Same Laws for All! (cont.) | Ch. 3.1-3.3, T&W | |
| 9 | W | Jan. 31 | The Relativity of Simultaneity | Ch. 3.4-3.9, T&W | |
| 10 | F | Feb. 2 | Lorentz Transformation (LT) | Ch. 3, Special Topic, T&W | #2 |
| 11 | M | Feb. 5 | LT: Addition of Velocities | Special Topic, T&W | |
| 12 | W | Feb. 7 | LT: More Applications | Ch. 4, T&W | |
| 13 | F | Feb. 9 | Twin Paradox | Ch. 4, T&W | #3 |
| 14 | M | Feb. 12 | Twin Paradox (cont.) | Ch. 5, T&W | |
| 15 | W | Feb. 14 | Spacetime Maps ``Momenergy'' | Ch. 5 T&W | |
| 16 | F | Feb. 16 | The Light Cone | Ch. 6 T&W | #4 |
| 17 | M | Feb. 19 | ``Momenergy'' | Ch. 7, T&W | |
| 18 | W | Feb. 21 | Momentum and Energy | Ch. 7 T&W | |
| 19 | F | Feb. 23 | System Mass | Ch. 7 T&W | #5 |
| 02 | M | Feb. 26 | The Photon | Ch. 8 T&W | |
| 21 | W | Feb. 28 | Collisions | Ch. 8 T&W | |
| 22 | F | Mar. 2 | Collisions | Ch. 8 T&W | #6 |
| 23 | M | Mar. 5 | Collisions | Ch. 8 T&W | |
| 24 | W | Mar. 7 | Our Sun | | |
| 25 | F | Mar. 9 | Introduction to Optics | #7 | |
