Relativity (MTH6132)

Dr. Juan A. Valiente Kroon

 

General information

General course information

Learning outcomes

 

Course notes        

             

                           Revised notes for week 1 (updated on the 4th October)

                           Revised notes for week 2  (updated on the 11th October)

                           Revised notes for week 3 (updated on the 16th October)

                           Revised notes for week 4 (updated on the 23rd October)

                           Revised notes for week 5 (updated on the 30th October)

                           Revised notes for week 6 (updated on the 7th November)

                           Revised notes for week 8 (updated on the 21st November)

                           Revised notes for week 9 (updated on the 29th November)

                           Revised notes for week 10 (updated on the 5th December)

                           Revised notes for weeks 11 and 12 (updated on the 13th December)

 

                           The full set of notes for the whole of the module (updated on the 13th December)

 

Slides from lectures

                           Introductory lecture

                           Epilogue to Special Relativity and Prologue to General Relativity

                           Introduction to curvature

                           Introduction to General Relativity

                          

Coursework

                           Coursework 1 to be handed in on the 12th October 2011, by 6:00 pm.                             Solutions. 

                           Coursework 2 to be handed in on the 19th October 2011, by 6:00 pm.                             Solutions. 

                           Coursework 3 to be handed in on the 26th October 2011, by 6:00 pm.                             Solutions.              

                           Coursework 4 to be handed in on the 2nd November 2011, by 6:00 pm.                          Solutions.

                           Coursework 5 to be handed in on the 16th November 2011, by 6:00 pm.                       Solutions.

                           Coursework 6 to be handed in on the 23rd November 2011, by 6:00 pm.                       Solutions.

                           Coursework 7 to be handed in on the 30th November 2011, by 6:00pm.                        Solutions.

                           Coursework 8 to be handed in on the 7th December 2011, by 6:00 pm.                           Solutions.

                           Coursework 9 to be handed in on the 14th December 2011, by 6:00 pm.                        Solutions.

 

Interesting links

 

Einstein online at the AlbertEinstein Institute in Germany with some background material and nice photos.

 

Relativity at QM in the news!

 

The Physics Nobel Prize 2011 to the discoverers of Dark Energy

 

Exam related information

 

Revision lecture on the 24th April (10:00), Eng. 2.16. Slides from the revision lecture.

 

Final exam on the 29th May, 2012 (14:30-16:30).

Guide for revision here!

 

Exam 2011            Solutions to the 2011 exam!

Exam 2010            Solutions to the 2010 exam!

Exam 2009            Solutions to the 2009 exam!