Special and General Relativity, and an Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Physics


Physics 225, Fall 2016

Lecture (50 minutes): Loomis 151, Tuesdays at 4 pm

Discussion sections (110 minutes): Loomis 158, Wednesdays at 4 pm, 6 pm, 8 pm; Fridays at noon, 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm

2 credit hours

    Notable dates


  • • First lecture: Tuesday, August 23.
  • • First discussion sections: Wednesday, August 24 and Friday, August 26.
  • • First midterm exam: in lecture, Tuesday, October 4. Coverage: weeks 1 - 5.
  • • Second midterm exam: in lecture, Tuesday, November 8. Coverage: weeks 6 - 10.
  • • Fall break: November 19 - 27.
  • • Last discussion sections: Wednesday, Friday November 30, December 2.
  • • Last (formally scheduled) office hours: Tuesday, December 6.
  • • Last lecture: Tuesday, December 6.
  • • Reading day: Thursday, December 8.
  • • Final exam: Friday, December 16, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Coverage: entire course.

Calendar


August 2016
Week M T W Th F
1 22 23 24 25 26
2 29 30 (HW1) 31    
September 2016
Week M T W Th F
2       1 2
3 5 6 7 (HW2) 8 9
4 12 13 (HW3) 14 15 16
5 19 20 (HW4) 21 22 23
6 26 27 (HW5) 28 29 30
October 2016
Week M T W Th F
7 3 4 exam 1 5 6 (HW6) 7
8 10 11 (HW7) 12 13 14
9 17 18 (HW8) 19 20 21
10 24 25 (HW9) 26 27 28
11 31        
November 2016
Week M T W Th F
11   1 (HW10) 2 3 4
12 7 8 exam 2 9 10 (HW11) 11
13 14 15 (HW12) 16 17 18
  21 22 23 Thanksgiving 25
14 28 29 (HW13) 30    
December 2016
Week M T W Th F
14       1 2
15 5 6 (HW14) 7 R.D. 9
Exams 12 13 14 15 16 final