EP 207 Introduction to Special Theory of Relativity (Autumn 2017-18)
Instructor Name: Raghunath Chelakkot Course Type: Theory Pre-requisites: Formal- none Informal - Linear Algebra Course Content: Lorentz Transformations, Relativistic Dynamics, Tensors, Covariant description of Electromagnetism Other topics covered: Books: Introduction to Special Relativity- Robert Resnick Lectures: No attendance is taken during this course except for the first lecture. Sir uses blackboard to teach. There were discussions about paradoxes in classes but were often left incomplete. To get a complete grasp of the subject, it is important that you read the reference book alongside. Just following the lectures can get confusing after a while. Sir rushes through the concept of tensors very quickly so that is covered very poorly. Assignments: There were 4 ungraded tutorials with decent difficulty and each having one/two challenging questions. Exams and Grading: A quiz(15 marks) and Endsem(30 marks) was taken for the course....