Special Relativity

From two postulates to the geometry of spacetime.

Syllabus

  1. The Kinematic Revolution

    1. The Cracks in Classical Physics
    2. Two Postulates & the Relativity of Simultaneity
    3. Time Dilation
    4. Length Contraction

  2. The Geometry of Spacetime

    1. The Lorentz Transformation
    2. Spacetime & Minkowski Diagrams
    3. The Invariant Interval & Causality
    4. Velocity Addition & the Doppler Effect
    5. The Great Paradoxes

  3. Relativistic Dynamics & Unification

    1. Relativistic Momentum & Energy
    2. Four-Vectors & Relativistic Dynamics
    3. Electromagnetism as Relativity