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Syllabus

Topics & Reading Assignments

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Read Taylor & Wheeler 1.4, 1.5

Read Taylor & Wheeler 1.1, 1.2, 1.3

Nothing due!

problem sets by due date

  • Due sep 15: Problem set 1

    • Textbooks

  • Our readings on Special Relativity are in Spacetime Physics by Taylor and Wheeler (sections 1-6, sections 7-9, sections 10-12, section 13)
  • OpenStax University Physics 3 has the readings for the Quantum Mechanics sections of this course.

    other useful links

  • OpenStax's web site.
  • HyperPhysics is a useful reference for lots of topics.
  • Some interesting and useful physics simulations from PhET.
  • How to write (and pronounce) the greek alphabet.
  • Wikipedia has a great page of trig identities.
  • The Feynman Technique for learning anything.