Special and General Relativity, and an Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Physics
Physics 225, Spring 2018
Lecture (50 minutes): Loomis 151, Tuesdays at 4 pm
Discussion sections (110 minutes): Thursdays at 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm in Loomis 64; Fridays at 8 am, 10 am in Loomis 147.
2 credit hours
Course staff and office hours
Instructor: George Gollin, Professor of Physics. (lecture + section D4A)
• Office: Loomis 437d, (217) 333-4451.
• Office hours: Tuesdays, 2 pm - 4 pm. Feel free to stop by
at other times. When possible, email me first.
Teaching assistant #1:
Saavanth Velury. (sections D4J, D4U, D5E)
• Office: Loomis 390D, but Saavanth's office hours will be elsewhere:
• Office hours: Mondays, 3 pm - 5 pm, Loomis 437; Mondays 7 pm - 9 pm, Loomis 271;
Tuesdays, 11 am - 1 pm, Loomis 271.
Teaching assistant #2:
Muxin Zhang. (sections D4E, D4M, D5A)
• Office: Loomis 255, but Muxin's office hours will be elsewhere:
• Office hours: Sundays, 1 pm - 5 pm, Transportation Building room 206; Mondays, 1 pm - 3 pm,
Loomis 437.
Grader #1:
Mick Krongchon. Grades HW problem 1.
• Office: 4139 Engineering Services Building.
• Office hours: By appointment.
• bookkeeping: HW 3, 7, 11.
Grader #2:
Leslie Ross. Grades HW problem 2.
• Office hours: Grainger 403. Other matters:
contact Leslie to arrange a time and meeting place.
• Office hours: Tuesdays, 8:00 am - 10:00 am.
• bookkeeping: HW 1, 5, 9, 13.
Grader #3:
Kathryn Wang. Grades HW problem 3.
• Office: Loomis 390M.
• Office hours: By appointment.
• bookkeeping: HW 4, 8, 12.
Grader #4:
Ye Zhuang. Grades HW problem 4.
• Office: 3143 Engineering Sciences Building.
• Office hours: By appointment.
• bookkeeping: HW 2, 6, 10, 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, 2018.