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.
- • First lecture: Tuesday, August 29.
- • First discussion sections: Wednesday, August 31 and Friday, September 1.
- • First homework due: 9:00 pm Tuesday, September 5.
- • First midterm exam: in lecture, Tuesday, October 10. Coverage: weeks 1 - 5.
- • Thanksgiving break: November 18 - 26.
- • Second midterm exam: in lecture, Tuesday, November 14. Coverage: weeks 6 - 10.
- • Last discussion sections: Wednesday, December 6 and Friday, December 8.
- • Last (formally scheduled) office hours: Tuesday, December 12.
- • Last lecture: Tuesday, December 12.
- • Reading day: Thursday, December 14.
- • Final exam: Saturday, December 16, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm; Students attending Wednesday discussion sections: 151 Loomis. Students attending Friday discussion sections: 1320 Digital Computer Laboratory.
Notable dates
Calendar
| Week | M | T | W | Th | F |
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| 1 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Week | M | T | W | Th | F |
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| 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2 | 4 | 5 (HW1) | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | 12 (HW2) | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 4 | 18 | 19 (HW3) | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 5 | 25 | 26 (HW4) | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Week | M | T | W | Th | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 2 | 3 (HW5) | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | 10 exam 1 | 11 | 12 (HW6) | 13 |
| 8 | 16 | 17 (HW7) | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 9 | 23 | 24 (HW8) | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 10 | 30 | 31 (HW9) |
| Week | M | T | W | Th | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 6 | 7 (HW10) | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 exam 2 | 15 | 16 (HW11) | 17 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 |  |
24 | |
| 13 | 27 | 28 (HW12) | 29 | 30 |
| Week | M | T | W | Th | F |
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| 13 | 1 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 5 (HW13) | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 15 | 11 | 12 (HW14) | 13 | R.D. | 15 |
| Final exam: Saturday, December 16, 2017 | |||||
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.
