Fall Term 2024 (1890)
PHYS 458 - Special and General Relativity
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-0)
Special Relativity: space-time; Lorentz transformations; definitions of scalars, vectors and tensors; motion of a relativistic particle; energymomentum tensor and equations of motion; transformation of electromagnetic fields. General Relativity: geometry of curved space-time; equivalence principle; gravity as curvature; Einstein equations; black hole and cosmological solutions; gravitational waves. Prerequisites: MA PH 251 or MATH 337 or ECE 341, PHYS 244. Corequisite: PHYS 481.
LECTURE A01 (49859)
2024-09-03 - 2024-12-09
MWF 15:00 - 15:50
Winter Term 2025 (1900)
EN PH 131 - Mechanics
3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-1S-3/2)
Kinematics and dynamics of particles; gravitation; work and energy; linear momentum; angular momentum; systems of particles; introduction to dynamics of rigid bodies. Prerequisites: MATH 100 or 117, and ENGG 130. Corequisite: MATH 101 or 118. Restricted to Engineering students. Other students who take this course will receive 3 units.
LECTURE EB07 (70221)
2025-01-06 - 2025-04-09
MWF 13:00 - 13:50