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Understanding Einstein: The Special Theory of Relativity
Course
en
English
80 h
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- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 8 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - Introduction to the Course, and Einstein in Context
Week 1: Introduction to the Course, and Einstein in Context - Week 2 - Events, Clocks, and Reference Frames
Week 2: Events, Clocks, and Reference Frames - Week 3 - Ethereal Problems and Solutions
Week 3: Ethereal Problems and Solutions - Week 4 - The Weirdness Begins
Week 4: The Weirdness Begins - Week 5 - Spacetime Switches
Week 5: Spacetime Switches - Week 6 - Breaking the Spacetime Speed Limit
Week 6: Breaking the Spacetime Speed Limit - Week 7 - Paradoxes to Ponder
Week 7: Paradoxes to Ponder - Week 8 - To the Center of the Galaxy and Back
Week 8: To the Center of the Galaxy and Back
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
Larry Randles Lagerstrom
Academic Director
Editor
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