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This is a basic course of Physics which focuses on the evolution of Physics starting from 1800s and up to the time of Sir Albert Einstein.
This course discusses on how Physics developed before the contributions of Einstein and theories of wave theory of light, electromagnetism, electromagnetic induction and so on as well as the theories developed by Sir Albert Einstein, his career and personal life and most importantly, his theory of relativity.
Assessment
This course does not involve any written exams. Students need to answer 5 assignment questions to complete the course, the answers will be in the form of written work in pdf or word. Students can write the answers in their own time. Each answer needs to be 200 words (1 Page). Once the answers are submitted, the tutor will check and assess the work.
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Course Curriculum
| Module 01 | |||
| Physics and Einstein circa 1900 | 00:26:00 | ||
| Understanding Einstein – To the miracle year | 00:18:00 | ||
| Understanding Einstein – The miracle year | 00:16:00 | ||
| Events, Clocks, and Reference Frames – Week 2 introduction | 00:11:00 | ||
| Events, clocks, and observers part 1 | 00:15:00 | ||
| Events, clocks, and observers part 2 | 00:10:00 | ||
| Spacetime diagrams part 1 | 00:18:00 | ||
| Spacetime diagrams part 2 | 00:15:00 | ||
| Frames of reference part 1 | 00:18:00 | ||
| Frames of reference part 2 | 00:16:00 | ||
| Frames of reference part 3 | 00:11:00 | ||
| Module 02 | |||
| A few more words on world lines | 00:11:00 | ||
| The Galilean transformation | 00:18:00 | ||
| Events, Clocks, and Reference Frames – Week 2 summary | 00:32:00 | ||
| Ethereal Problems and Solutions – Week 3 introduction | 00:12:00 | ||
| Einstein’s starting point the two postulates | 00:23:00 | ||
| A few words about waves part 1 | 00:18:00 | ||
| A few words about waves part 2 | 00:08:00 | ||
| A few words about waves part 3 | 00:18:00 | ||
| The Michelson Morley experiment part 1 | 00:16:00 | ||
| The Michelson Morley experiment part 2 | 00:19:00 | ||
| The Michelson Morley experiment part 3 | 00:12:00 | ||
| The Michelson Morley experiment part 4 | 00:25:00 | ||
| Module 03 | |||
| Stellar aberration | 00:10:00 | ||
| Ethereal solutions | 00:19:00 | ||
| Ethereal Problems and Solutions – Week 3 summary | 00:25:00 | ||
| The Weirdness Begins – Week 4 introduction | 00:08:00 | ||
| The relativity of simultaneity part 1 | 00:07:00 | ||
| The relativity of simultaneity part 2 | 00:11:00 | ||
| The relativity of simultaneity part 3 | 00:16:00 | ||
| The relativity of simultaneity summary | 00:12:00 | ||
| The light clock part 1 | 00:12:00 | ||
| The light clock part 2 | 00:26:00 | ||
| Module 04 | |||
| Exploring the Lorentz factor | 00:07:00 | ||
| Time dilation | 00:23:00 | ||
| Measuring length | 00:22:00 | ||
| What is not suspect | 00:13:00 | ||
| The invariant interval | 00:23:00 | ||
| A real life example the muon | 00:08:00 | ||
| The Weirdness Begins – Week 4 summary | 00:30:00 | ||
| Spacetime Switches – Week 5 introduction | 00:11:00 | ||
| Units for the speed of light | 00:08:00 | ||
| Module 05 | |||
| Exploring time dilation and length contraction part 1 | 00:26:00 | ||
| The Lorentz transformation part 1 | 00:22:00 | ||
| The Lorentz transformation part 2 | 00:17:00 | ||
| The Lorentz transformation part 3 | 00:30:00 | ||
| Exploring the Lorentz transformation part 1 | 00:18:00 | ||
| Exploring the Lorentz transformation part 2 | 00:12:00 | ||
| Exploring the Lorentz transformation part 3 | 00:06:00 | ||
| Module 06 | |||
| Leading clocks lag, revisited a quantitative analysis | 00:30:00 | ||
| Leading clocks lag, revisited alternate shorter version | 00:17:00 | ||
| Exploring time dilation and length contraction part 2 | 00:17:00 | ||
| Combining velocities | 00:25:00 | ||
| Combining velocities, addendum | 00:03:00 | ||
| The ultimate speed limit | 00:10:00 | ||
| What happens with perpendicular velocities | 00:12:00 | ||
| Spacetime Switches – Week 5 summary | 00:10:00 | ||
| Breaking the Spacetime Speed Limit – Week 6 introduction | 00:05:00 | ||
| Module 07 | |||
| Spacetime diagrams revisited part 1a | 00:16:00 | ||
| Spacetime diagrams revisited part 1b | 00:08:00 | ||
| Spacetime diagrams revisited part 2 | 00:13:00 | ||
| Spacetime diagrams revisited part 3 | 00:21:00 | ||
| Spacetime diagrams revisited part 4 | 00:19:00 | ||
| Spacetime diagrams revisited part 5 | 00:11:00 | ||
| Regions of spacetime | 00:29:00 | ||
| Faster than light | 00:16:00 | ||
| Cause and effect, or vice versa | 00:14:00 | ||
| Breaking the Spacetime Speed Limit – Week 6 summary | 00:16:00 | ||
| Paradoxes to Ponder – Week 7 introduction | 00:07:00 | ||
| Cause and effect spacetime diagram | 00:10:00 | ||
| The pole in the barn paradox | 00:23:00 | ||
| The pole in the barn spacetime diagram | 00:05:00 | ||
| How objects contract | 00:09:00 | ||
| Spaceships on a rope | 00:13:00 | ||
| Module 08 | |||
| The twin paradox part 1 | 00:11:00 | ||
| The twin paradox part 2 | 00:16:00 | ||
| The twin paradox part 3 | 00:20:00 | ||
| The twin paradox part 4 | 00:24:00 | ||
| Paradoxes to Ponder – Week 7 summary | 00:06:00 | ||
| To the Center of the Galaxy and Back – Week 8 introduction | 00:05:00 | ||
| Traveling the galaxy part 1 | 00:16:00 | ||
| The famous equation | 00:19:00 | ||
| Traveling the galaxy part 2 | 00:10:00 | ||
| The happiest thought | 00:17:00 | ||
| The bending of light | 00:17:00 | ||
| Final comments | 00:22:00 | ||
| To the Center of the Galaxy and Back – Week 8 summary | 00:10:00 | ||
| To the Center of the Galaxy and Back – Course recap | 00:14:00 | ||
| Assessment | |||
| Submit Your Assignment | 00:00:00 | ||
| Certification | 00:00:00 | ||
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