Understanding Modern Physics I: Relativity and Cosmology

The 20th century was known as the century of physics. Concepts such as time, space, energy and particles have been understood at a deeper level over the last 120 years. Relativity and quantum mechanics are two new paradigms in thinking.

The Understanding Modern Physics course 1 covers special relativity, general relativity, and cosmology. This course will explain: (i.e. how space and time relate to each other and how they can be unified to form a fundamental structure of spacetime. (ii.e. why spacetime curves as a response to matter and how this affects gravity. (iii.) The framework that allows us to study the evolution of the entire universe and its relationship to issues such as the origin and fate of the universe.

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