Week 1: Foundations of Special Relativity

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Lecture 1.1: Course Organization

Lecture 1.1: Course Organization

Lecture 1.2: Prof. Klute’s Research

Lecture 1.2: Prof. Klute’s Research

Lecture 1.3: History of Special Relativity

Lecture 1.3: History of Special Relativity

Lecture 1.4: Space, Time, and Spacetime

Lecture 1.4: Space, Time, and Spacetime

Lecture 1.5: Categories of Physics

Lecture 1.5: Categories of Physics

Lecture 2.1: Events

Lecture 2.1: Events

Lecture 2.2: Galilean Transformation

Lecture 2.2: Galilean Transformation

Lecture 3.1: Light

Lecture 3.1: Light

Lecture 3.2: Waves

Lecture 3.2: Waves

Lecture 3.3: Michelson-Morley Experiment

Lecture 3.3: Michelson-Morley Experiment

Lecture 3.4: Stellar Aberration

Lecture 3.4: Stellar Aberration

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