PHYS 202 - Relativity

Credits: 3
Planned Offering: Offered when interest Is expressed and departmental resources permit.

Prerequisites: PHYS 111 and 113. An examination of the special theory of relativity. Emphasis is placed on kinematic effects of the theory, conservation of momentum, conservation of energy, and electromagnetic implications of the theory. A brief introduction to general relativity is entertained. D. Mazilu.