Special and General Relativity, and an Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Physics
Physics 225, Fall 2017
Lecture (50 minutes): Loomis 151, Tuesdays at 4 pm
Discussion section (110 minutes): Loomis 158, Wednesdays at 4 pm, 6 pm, 8 pm; Fridays at noon, 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm
2 credit hours
Optional exam review session: Loomis 151, 1 pm - 2 pm, December 14.
Final exam: Saturday evening, December 16. Please arrive by 5:15 pm; we will distribute the exam at 5:30. Students attending Wednesday discussion sections: 151 Loomis. Students attending Friday discussion sections: 1320 Digital Computer Laboratory.
Solutions
In-class exercises and homework assignments will be unavailable until after their due dates.
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Unit 1
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Unit 2
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Unit 3
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Unit 4
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Unit 5
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Midterm 1, units 1 - 5
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Unit 6
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Unit 7
- unit07_in_class_exercises.pdf
- unit07_homework.pdf
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Unit 8
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Unit 9
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Unit 10
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Midterm 2, units 6 - 10
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Unit 11
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Unit 12
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Unit 13
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Unit 14
Simulating eXtreme Spacetimes [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Unless otherwise noted, all material copyright George Gollin, University of Illinois, 2017.