PHYS-4961: General
Relativity
ASTR-4240:
Gravitation & Cosmology
Tentative Schedule - Spring, 2008
|
Class |
Date |
Read* |
Topic |
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1 |
1/15 |
1.1-3 |
|
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2 |
1/18 |
1.4 |
|
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3 |
1/22 |
1.5-6 |
|
|
4 |
1/25 |
1.8-9 |
|
|
5 |
1/29 |
2.1-2 |
|
|
6 |
2/1 |
2.3-4 |
|
|
7 |
2/5 |
2.5,7 |
|
|
8 |
2/8 |
3.1-2 |
|
|
9 |
2/12 |
3.3 |
Interaction of Gravity
with Matter |
|
10 |
2/15 |
3.4-5 |
|
|
|
2/19 |
|
NO CLASS (Monday schedule) |
|
11 |
2/22 |
3.6 |
|
|
12 |
2/26 |
4.1-3 |
Weak-Field
Tests of GR |
|
13 |
2/29 |
|
Cancelled |
|
14 |
3/4 |
4.5-6 |
|
|
15 |
3/7 |
|
Cancelled |
|
|
3/11 |
|
NO CLASS (Spring Break) |
|
|
3/14 |
|
NO CLASS (Spring Break) |
|
16 |
3/18 |
4.7 |
Frame
Dragging |
|
17 |
3/21 |
5.1-2 |
Quiz 1; Gravity Waves |
|
18 |
3/25 |
6.1-2 |
|
|
19 |
3/28 |
6.3-4 |
|
|
20 |
4/1 |
6.5 |
|
|
21 |
4/4 |
6.6 |
|
|
22 |
4/8 |
7.1-4 |
|
|
23 |
4/11 |
|
Quiz 2 |
|
24 |
4/15 |
7.5-8 |
Observational
Tests of GR |
|
25 |
4/18 |
8.1-3 |
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|
26 |
4/22 |
|
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|
27 |
4/25 |
|
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|
28 |
4/29 |
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Quiz
3 |
*Required reading in Ohanian & Ruffini.
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