Einstein's relativity and the quantum revolution
Subtitle: modern physics for non-scientists : [Part I]
By: the Teaching Company ; Richard Wolfson
Contributors: Teaching Company
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Great courses; Great courses (DVD)
Publisher: Teaching Co.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Chantilly, VA
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] :
Subjects: Relativity (Physics); Space and time; Time travel; Motion; Gravity; Ether (Space); Light; Speed; General relativity (Physics); Special relativity (Physics); Physics; Muons
Other titles: Modern physics for non-scientists
Description: Topics include the basic ideas of modern physics; motion, space and time; Newton's laws of motion and gravity; electromagnetism vs. the study of motion; the "ether" and the earth's motion; Einstein's special theory of relativity; the principle of relativity and time dilation; the speed of light; muons and time travel; the relativity of simultaneity; Einstein's theory of relativity.
Notes: Course guide includes bibliographical references, an outline of each lecture, diagrams used in the lectures, biographical notes, glossary, and time line.

Producer, Andreas Burgstaller ; editor, Sal Rodriguez ; content supervisor, Robert Cosgriff ; image research and acquisition, Liz Edgar.

DVD.
Table of contents: title: Lecture 1. Time travel, tunneling, tennis and tea; title: Lecture 2. Heaven and earth, place and motion; title: Lecture 3. The clockwork universe; title: Lecture 4. Let there be light!; title: Lecture 5. Speed c relative to what; title: Lecture 6. Earth and the ether: a crisis in physics; title: Lecture 7. Einstein to the rescue; title: Lecture 8. Uncommon sense : stretching time; title: Lecture 9. Muons and time-traveling twins; title: Lecture 10. Escaping contradiction : simultaneity is relative; title: Lecture 11. Faster than light? past, future and elsewhere; title: Lecture 12. What about E=mc℗ø, and is everything relative?