Check Times and Availability 106. This course examines everyday phenomena and current technology in terms of physical concepts and laws. The subjects examined are wide ranging and the discussion focuses on discovering common underlying themes. This class emphasizes concepts rather than mathematical models. Grades are based on homework and exams.
Curiosity is the major prerequisite.
20th Century Concepts of Space, Time, and Matter. High school algebra and geometry. The twentieth century has been witness to two major revolutions in man's concepts of space, time, and matter. The first of these was provided by Einstein's Special and General Theories of Relativity. The implications of the Special Theory to our understanding of the unity of space and time and of the General Theory to our understanding of gravity and the evolution of the universe are explored.