The Spacetime World: Introduction to Spacetime (UMAP)

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