Physics 161, Spring 2014

Black Holes and General Relativity

Kim Griest

Assignments

Reading in Hartle: Gravity textbook:

  1. Mar 31, 2014: Chapters 1-4
  2. Apr 13, 2014: Chapters 5-8
  3. Apr 23, 2014: Chapter 9 and Chapter 12
  4. May 10, 2014: Chapters 11, 13, 14 and Chapter 15
  5. May 25, 2014: Chapter 15 and Chapter 16
Homework:
  1. Due Wed April 9, 2014: hw1.pdf (average: 52+-15 out of 80 (74%+-21%))
  2. Due Wed April 16, 2014: hw2.pdf (average: 57+-17 out of 80 (71%+-22%)
  3. Due Wed April 23, 2014: hw3.pdf (average: 48+-11 out of 60 (81%+-19%)
  4. Due Wed April 30, 2014: hw4.pdf
  5. Due Wed May 7, 2014: hw5.pdf (average 47+-13 out of 65) (73% +- 20%)
  6. Due Wed May 14, 2014: hw6.pdf
  7. Due Wed May 21, 2014: hw7.pdf
  8. Due Wed May 28, 2014: hw8.pdf
  9. Due Wed June 4, 2014: hw9.pdf
Lecture Notes
  1. Mon March 31-Fri Apr 4, 2014: Chapters 1 and 2 of Lecture Notes
  2. Mon Apr 7 and 9, 2014: Chapter 3 of Lecture Notes. Also see Link to Dr. Michelson's Funky Relativity notes , and to his general web page
  3. Fri Apr 11 - Mon Apr 14, 2014: Chapter 4 of Lecture Notes
  4. Wed Apr 16 - Fri Apr 18, 2014: Chapter 5 of Lecture Notes
  5. Mon Apr 21 - Fri Apr 25, 2014: Chapters 6 and 7 of Lecture Notes
  6. Mon Apr 28 - Fri May 2, 2014: Chapters 8, 9 and 10 of Lecture Notes
  7. Mon May 5 - Fri May 9, 2014: Chapters 11, 12, and 13 of Lecture Notes
  8. Mon May 12- Fri May 16, 2014: Chapter 14 of Lecture Notes
  9. Mon May 19- Fri May 23, 2014: Chapters 15 and 16 of Lecture Notes
  10. Mon May 26- Fri May 30, 2014: Chapter 17 of Lecture Notes