PHY 360 - Week 1


Wednesday
Course introduction
Newton's first law of mechanics
Inertial reference frames
Galilean transformation of coordinates
Electromagnetism and the speed of light
How do we merge classical mechanics and electromagnetism?
Preferred reference frame for electromagnetism (ether)

Friday
The Michelson-Morley experiment
The 2 postulates of relativity
Measuring an event in relativity
The concept of simultaneity

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