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Academic Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Academic Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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PHY 313 - Relativity


4 credit(s)
An introduction to Einstein’s theory of relativity. This course includes special relativity and general relativity. Topics may include the principle of relativity, space-time effects of the Lorentz transformations, Minkowski diagrams, relativistic energy and momentum, the equivalence principle, the geometry of space-time, and gravity.
Offered: Offered in Winter of even-numbered years

Prerequisite(s): PHY 202 or PHY 232W and MATH 226 each with a minimum grade of C-



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