8.20
Introduction to Special Relativity
Prof. Stanley Kowalski
Mon-Fri, Jan 4-8, 11-15, 19-22, 25-29, 09:30-11:00am, 26-100
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: GIR:PHY1, GIR:CAL1
Level: U 9 units Standard A - F Grading
Introduces the basic ideas and equations of Einstein's special theory of relativity. Topics include Lorentz transformations, length contraction and time dilation, four vectors, Lorentz invariants, relativistic energy and momentum, relativistic kinematics, Doppler shift, space-time diagrams, relativity paradoxes, and some concepts of general relativity. Intended for freshmen and sophomores. Not usable as a restricted elective by Physics majors. Credit cannot be received for 8.20 if credit for 8.033 is or has been received in the same or prior terms.
Optional recitation sections:
R01 TR 2:00 – 3:00 Room 4-145
R02 TR 3:00 – 4:00 Room 4-145
Contact: Stanley Kowalski, 26-427, 253-4288, sk@lns.mit.edu
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8.223
Classical Mechanics II
Peter Fisher
Mon-Fri, Jan 4-8, 11-15, 19-22, 25-29, 09:30-11:00am, 34-101
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: GIR:PHY1, GIR:CAL2
Level: U 6 units Standard A - F Grading
A broad, theoretical treatment of classical mechanics, useful in its own right for treating complex dynamical problems, but essential to understanding the foundations of quantum mechanics and statistical physics. Generalized coordinates, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, canonical transformations, and Poisson brackets. Applications to continuous media. The relativistic Lagrangian and Maxwell’s equations.
R01 MTWRF 1:00 - 2:00 pm Room 8-205
Contact: Peter Fisher, 26-541, 253-8561, fisherp@mit.edu
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8.812
Graduate Experimental Physics
Ulrich Becker
Mon-Fri, Jan 4-8, 11-15, 19-22, 25-29, 09-05:00am, 3-358
Pre-register on WebSIS and attend first class.
Listeners allowed, space permitting
Prereq: 8.701
Level: H 12 units Standard A - F Grading
Provides practical experience in particle detection with verification by (Feynman) calculations. Students perform three experiments; at least one requires actual construction following design. Topics include Compton effect, Fermi constant in muon decay, particle identification by time-of-flight, Cerenkov light, calorimeter response, tunnel effect in radioactive decays, angular distribution of cosmic rays, scattering, gamma-gamma nuclear correlations, and modern particle localization.
Contact: Ulrich Becker, 44-123B, x3-5822, becker@mit.edu
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