In this course we will seek to “understand Einstein,” especially focusing on the special theory of relativity that Albert Einstein, as a twenty-six year old patent clerk, introduced in his “miracle year” of 1905. Our goal will be to go behind the myth-making and beyond the popularized presentations of relativity in order to gain a deeper understanding of both Einstein the person and the concepts, predictions, and strange paradoxes of his theory. Some of the questions we will address include: How did Einstein come up with his ideas? What was the nature of his genius? What is the meaning of relativity? What’s “special” about the special theory of relativity? Why did the theory initially seem to be dead on arrival? What does it mean to say that time is the “fourth dimension”? Can time actually run more slowly for one person than another, and the size of things change depending on their velocity? Is time travel possible, and if so, how? Why can’t things travel faster than the speed of light? Is it possible to travel to the center of the galaxy and return in one lifetime? Is there any evidence that definitively confirms the theory, or is it mainly speculation? Why didn’t Einstein win the Nobel Prize for the theory of relativity?
Compreendendo Einstein: A Teoria Especial da Relatividade
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10%
recebi um aumento ou promoção
Certificados compartilháveis
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100% on-line
Comece imediatamente e aprenda em seu próprio cronograma.
Prazos flexíveis
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Nível iniciante
Aprox. 81 horas para completar
Inglês
Legendas: Árabe, Francês, Português (Brasil), Italiano, Vietnamita, Coreano, Alemão, Russo, Turco, Inglês, Espanhol, Chinês
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The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is an American private research university located in Stanford, California on an 8,180-acre (3,310 ha) campus near Palo Alto, California, United States.
Programa - O que você aprenderá com este curso
5 horas para concluir
Introduction to the Course, and Einstein in Context
Week 1: Introduction to the Course, and Einstein in Context
5 horas para concluir
9 vídeos (Total 149 mín.), 8 leituras, 4 testes
9 videos
Course overview17min
How to succeed in the course20min
Rules of engagement11min
Math review24min
Week 1 introduction8min
Physics and Einstein circa 190026min
To the miracle year18min
The miracle year16min
8 leituras
Course overview (outline)5min
How to succeed in the course (outline)2min
Rules of engagement (outline)2min
Math review (outline)2min
Week 1 introduction (outline)2min
Physics and Einstein circa 1900 (outline)5min
To the miracle year (outline)2min
The miracle year (outline)2min
4 exercícios práticos
Physics and Einstein circa 190030min
To the miracle year30min
The miracle year30min
Week 1 final quiz30min
11 horas para concluir
Events, Clocks, and Reference Frames
Week 2: Events, Clocks, and Reference Frames
11 horas para concluir
11 vídeos (Total 174 mín.), 12 leituras, 9 testes
11 videos
Week 2 introduction11min
Events, clocks, and observers (part 1)14min
Events, clocks, and observers (part 2)10min
Spacetime diagrams (part 1)18min
Spacetime diagrams (part 2)14min
Frames of reference (part 1)18min
Frames of reference (part 2)15min
Frames of reference (part 3)11min
A few more words on world lines10min
The Galilean transformation17min
Week 2 summary31min
12 leituras
Week 2 introduction (outline)2min
Events, clocks, and observers (part 1) (outline)2min
Events, clocks, and observers (part 2) (outline)2min
Spacetime diagrams (part 1) (outline)2min
Spacetime diagrams (part 2) (outline)2min
Frames of reference (part 1) (outline)2min
Frames of reference (part 2) (outline)2min
Frames of reference (part 3) (outline)2min
A few more words on world lines (outline)2min
The Galilean transformation (outline)2min
Week 2 problem set (optional)3h
Week 2 problem set solutions30min
9 exercícios práticos
Events, clocks, and observers (parts 1 and 2)30min
Spacetime diagrams (part 1)30min
Spacetime diagrams (part 2)30min
Frames of reference (part 1)30min
Frames of reference (part 2)30min
Frames of reference (part 3)30min
A few more words on world lines30min
The Galilean transformation30min
Week 2 final quiz30min
10 horas para concluir
Ethereal Problems and Solutions
Week 3: Ethereal Problems and Solutions
10 horas para concluir
12 vídeos (Total 203 mín.), 15 leituras, 6 testes
12 videos
Week 3 introduction11min
Einstein's starting point: the two postulates22min
A few words about waves (part 1)18min
A few words about waves (part 2)7min
A few words about waves (part 3)17min
The Michelson-Morley experiment (part 1)15min
The Michelson-Morley experiment (part 2)19min
The Michelson-Morley experiment (part 3)11min
The Michelson-Morley experiment (part 4)24min
Stellar aberration9min
Ethereal solutions18min
Week 3 summary25min
15 leituras
Week 3 introduction (outline)2min
A note on "Einstein and God"5min
A note on wave-particle duality and the nature of light5min
Einstein's starting point: the two postulates (outline)2min
A few words about waves (part 1) (outline)2min
A few words about waves (part 2) (outline)2min
A few words about waves (part 3) (outline)2min
The Michelson-Morley experiment (part 1) (outline)2min
The Michelson-Morley experiment (part 2) (outline)2min
The Michelson-Morley experiment (part 3) (outline)2min
The Michelson-Morley experiment (part 4) (outline)2min
Stellar aberration (outline)2min
Ethereal solutions (outline)2min
Week 3 problem set (optional)3h
Week 3 problem set solutions30min
6 exercícios práticos
Einstein's starting point: the two postulates30min
A few words about waves (parts 1, 2, and 3)30min
The Michelson-Morley experiment (all parts)30min
Stellar aberration30min
Ethereal solutions30min
Week 3 final quiz30min
12 horas para concluir
The Weirdness Begins
Week 4: The Weirdness Begins
12 horas para concluir
14 vídeos (Total 215 mín.), 15 leituras, 9 testes
14 videos
The relativity of simultaneity (part 1)6min
The relativity of simultaneity (part 2)10min
The relativity of simultaneity (part 3)16min
The relativity of simultaneity (summary)11min
The light clock (part 1)11min
The light clock (part 2)26min
Exploring the Lorentz factor6min
Time dilation22min
Measuring length21min
What is not suspect13min
The invariant interval22min
A real-life example: the muon7min
Week 4 summary29min
15 leituras
Week 4 introduction (outline)2min
The relativity of simultaneity (diagram 1)2min
The relativity of simultaneity (diagram 2)2min
The relativity of simultaneity (diagram 3)2min
The relativity of simultaneity (leading clocks lag diagram)2min
The light clock (part 1) (outline)2min
The light clock (part 2) (outline)2min
Exploring the Lorentz factor (outline)2min
Time dilation (outline)2min
Measuring length (diagram)10min
What is not suspect (outline)2min
The invariant interval (outline)2min
A real-life example: the muon (outline)2min
Week 4 problem set (optional)3h
Week 4 problem set solutions30min
9 exercícios práticos
The relativity of simultaneity (parts 1 and 2)30min
The relativity of simultaneity (part 3)30min
The relativity of simultaneity (summary)30min
The light clock and exploring the Lorentz factor30min
Time dilation30min
Measuring length30min
What is not suspect, and the invariant interval30min
The muon30min
Week 4 final quiz30min
Avaliações
Principais avaliações do COMPREENDENDO EINSTEIN: A TEORIA ESPECIAL DA RELATIVIDADE
por BH22 de Jun de 2017
This course is very comprehensive and well prepared material for understanding the Special Theory of Relativity. Larry (the instructor) is very expert and has broad knowledge in explaining the course.
por JJ21 de Mar de 2020
Thanks for helping me understand the Special Theory of Relativity, covered a lot of ground but repeated it so it really could sink in. Like your style and want to thank you for your assistance. Thanks
por AP11 de Ago de 2020
It was wonderful experience to know the special theory of relativity from Larry, who has presented the course in very simple way to understand. Thanks a lot to Larry for providing such a good session.
por SS8 de Dez de 2019
Almost anyone can learn about the special theory of relativity from these lectures. I actually can't believe that I studied from a professor who teaches in the USA and in so simple way. I am grateful.
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