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Product ID: 99600
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Undergraduate
High School

The Spacetime World: Introduction to Spacetime (UMAP)

Author: Joel A. Gwinn


By an approach more geometrical than algebraic, this unit makes a quantitative understanding of relativistic kinematics more accessible, particularly to those readers who may lack practice in the manipulation of equations. It introduces kinematical concepts and terminology fundamental to a discussion of SRT.

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION

1. CLASSICAL KINEMATICS WITH SPACETIME DIAGRAMS

2. CLASSICAL RELATIVITY

3. SUMMARY

4. GLOSSARY

5. ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES

6. MODEL EXAMINATION

7. ANSWERS TO THE MODEL EXAMINATION

©1984 by COMAP, Inc.
UMAP Module
18 pages

Mathematics Topics:

Algebra , Geometry

Application Areas:

Physical Sciences , Physics

Prerequisites:

Elementary algebra and geometry; plot graphs in Cartesian coordinate system; scientific notation; quantitative acquaintance with concepts of speed and acceleration

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