Special and General Relativity, and an Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Physics
Physics 225, Summer 2017
Lecture (50 minutes): Loomis 222, Mondays, Thursdays at 10 am
Discussion section (110 minutes): Loomis 222, Mondays, Thursdays at 1 pm
2 credit hours
- • First lecture and discussion section: Monday, June 12.
- • First homework due: 1:00 pm Thursday, June 15.
- • First midterm exam: in lecture, Monday, July 3. Coverage: units 1 - 5.
- • Holiday: July 4.
- • Units 6 and 7 homework due: July 6.
- • Second midterm exam: in lecture, Thursday, July 20. Coverage: units 6 - 10.
- • Units 11 and 12 homework due: July 24.
- • Last lecture and discussion section: Thursday, July 27.
- • Last (formally scheduled) office hours: Friday, July 28.
- • Final exam: Monday, July 31, during normal lecture and discussion section times; Loomis 222.
Notable dates
Calendar
| Units | M | T | W | T | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, 2 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 3, 4 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 5, 6 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Units | M | T | W | T | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7, 8 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 9, 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 11, 12 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 13, 14 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| Final | 31 |
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.
