PHYS-4961: General Relativity

ASTR-4240: Gravitation & Cosmology

 

General Information

 

Instructor

Professor Wayne G. Roberge

Science Center, Room 1C36

276-6454

roberw at rpi dot edu

Office Hours

Tuesdays and Wednesdays,  2:00-3:00 in JRSC 1C36 or by appointment.

Teaching Assistant

TBA

 

Class Meetings

Tues & Fri, 12:00-1:50

Carnegie 106

Attendance

Attendance is not required but in-class activities count toward the final grade.

Grading

Problem sets (45%), 3 quizzes (45%) and in-class activities (10%).

Format

Lectures and group activities.

Text

Gravitation and Spacetime, 2nd Edition, by H. Ohanian and R. Ruffini (required).

Academic Honesty

Students are responsible for upholding the rules of academic honesty as spelled out in the Rensselaer Handbook. Students are encouraged to collaborate on homework but must write up solutions independently. Students may not copy or paraphrase homework solutions obtained from the internet, textbooks, or any other sources. A single instance of cheating will result in a failing grade for the course.

 

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