Full Course Title
Gravitation and Relativity
Abbreviated Course Title
GRAVITA-RELATIVITY
Instructor Name(s)
STAFF
Course Description
An introduction to Einstein's general relativity, the spacetime of special relativity, the principle of equivalence, gravity as geometry, the description of spacetime geometry, the spacetime of a relativistic star, solar system test of general relativity, gravitational collapse, black holes, cosmology.
Units Fixed
4
Maximum number of times course can be repeated for additional credit
0
Maximum Units
4
Prerequisites
Advisory Enrollment Comments
Physics 104 may be taken concurrently with consent of instructor
Programs
PHYS131 is a completion requirement for:
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