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Lecture 12 - Introduction to Relativity

This video was recorded at YALE PHYS 200 - Fundamentals of Physics with Professor Ramamurti Shankar. This is the first of a series of lectures on relativity. The lecture begins with a historical overview and goes into problems that aim to describe a single event as seen by two independent observers. Maxwell's theory, as well as the Galilean and Lorentz transformations are also discussed. Reading assignment: Relativity Notes: Shankar, 2006 [PDF] Resources: Problem Set 7 [PDF] Problem Set 7 Solutions [PDF] Relativity Notes: Crib Sheet [PDF]

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Material Type:: Presentation
Date Added to MERLOT:: February 10, 2015
Date Modified in MERLOT:: February 10, 2015
Author:: Ramamurti Shankar, Department of Applied Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University
Submitter:: The Open Education Consortium
Primary Audience:: College General Ed, College Lower Division, College Upper Division
Technical Format:: Video

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Language:: English
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