Lecture 13 - Tuesday, 26 February 2013

Chapter 10 - Sections 10.1 - 10.4

• Einstein
• Galilean relativity
• The Principle of Relativity
• The speed of light
• The Special Theory of Relativity

Powerpoint Slides

Note: These slides do not include all material presented in class - additional material was presented on the blackboard and in demonstrations.

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Supplementary Material

Today's demonstrations: none.

Today's animations:

• Galilean relativity - dropping a ball from the mast of a sailboat:
  http://faraday.physics.utoronto.ca/PVB/Harrison/Flash/ClassMechanics/Relativity/Relativity.html

• American Institute of Physics Einstein exhibit: http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/

• Albert Einstein online: http://www.westegg.com/einstein/

• Einstein Light: http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/

• Elementary Einstein: http://www.einstein-online.info/en/elementary/index.html

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